Registry Services Evaluation Policy

RSEP is the acronym for Registry Services Evaluation Process and represents the process which was created through ICANNs consensus for policy development process.

Short overview

In order to submit a request for the implementation of new Registry Services, all gTLDs must take into account the RSEP provisions. The RSEP are being analyze by ICANN to make sure that no significant competition issues are being raised . There are some preliminary reasonable determination stages which must be followed in order to determine whether the proposes Registry Services raise or not significant competition issues.

RESP request assessment

When determining whether the RESP request could raise significant competition issues, a review is necessary. The stages and steps followed are listed below:

1. The General Council reviews the request for determining whether the RESP request could raise significant competition issues. The following factors are taken into consideration:

• The pricing influence over the price of registry service;
• Market issues: identification of the market which could be affected, the effects of the changes, other potential significance;
• Allocation issues
• Impact on other markets

1. Preliminary determination on competition issues by the General Council
2. If no competitions issues are determined, the competition review is considered complete.
3. If there are significant competition issues determined by ICANN or RSEP request, the appropriate competition authority will be contacted and the jurisdiction applied.

Registry Services

The registry services which are proposed based on RSEP requests are defined as:

• Services which are critical for the RIR (Regional Internet Registry) to perform tasks related to registrations of domain names, registrars and other related issues.
• Other services and products that the RIR must provide based on the consensus policy adopted.
• Services which only that specific RIR is able to provide.