Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy D
Implementation Project Status
Updated 22 June 2016
- Updated TDRP and Transfer Policy posted for public comment 10 November 2015
- Public comment closed 21 December 2015
- New transfer policy and TDRP goes into effect 1 December 2016
Timeframe
- Board Approval: February 2015
- Announcement of Implementation: September 2015
- Effective Date: 1 December 2016
Summary
The Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) is a consensus policy adopted in 2004 to provide a straightforward procedure for domain name holders to transfer domain names between registrars. Initial assessments identified a wide range of issues related to transferring domain names, which resulted in the issues being categorized into subsets. In October 2012, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council requested an Issue Report on a remaining set of IRTP issues, which are collectively referred to as the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D.
The issue report addressed the following topics:
- Whether reporting requirements for registries and dispute providers should be developed, in order to make precedent and trend information available to the community and allow reference to past cases in dispute submissions;
- Whether additional provisions should be included in the TDRP (Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy) on how to handle disputes when multiple transfers have occurred;
- Whether dispute options for registrants should be developed and implemented as part of the policy (registrants currently depend on registrars to initiate a dispute on their behalf);
- Whether requirements or best practices should be put into place for registrars to make information on transfer dispute resolution options available to registrant;
- Whether existing penalties for policy violations are sufficient or if additional provisions/penalties for specific violations should be added into the policy;
- Whether the universal adoption and implementation of EPP AuthInfo codes has eliminated the need of FOAs.