.sarl

Status:	Proposed
country:	International
Type:	Generic
Category:	Commerce
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.sarl is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

Applicants

1. Donuts (Delta Orchard, LLC)
2. mySARL GmbH

GAC Early Warning

Both applicants received a number of GAC Early Warnings. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.

Donuts received warnings from: Cameroon, France, Mali, Luxembourg, Burkina Faso, and Benin. mySARL GmbH received warnings from France and Luxembourg. Many of the complaints were identical and all noted that SARLs are specifically regulated companies, especially in France, and must be restricted to actually verifiable SARLs or entities that can prove their SARL status is pending. The applications insinuated that current registration policies and enforcement mechanisms did not provide for this.

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).

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