2023 GLOBAL AMENDMENT TO SPECIFICATION 13

 

This 2023 Global Amendment to Specification 13 (this “2023 Amendment”), effective as of 7 August 2023, amends Specification 13 to the registry agreements for each top-level domain (“TLD”) meeting the requirements of the definition of a .Brand TLD, as listed on Schedule A (the “Applicable Registry Agreements”) entered into between Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (“ICANN”), and the Applicable Registry Operators party to such Applicable Registry Agreements. This 2023 Amendment is made and is effective pursuant to Section 7.7 of the Applicable Registry Agreements. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this 2023 Amendment will have the respective meanings given thereto in the Applicable Registry Agreements.

 

WHEREAS, the Applicable Registry Agreements may be amended pursuant to the requirements of and process set forth in (a) Section 7.7 of the Applicable Registry Agreements and (b) Section 11 of the Specification 13 of the Applicable Registry Agreements;

 

WHEREAS, ICANN and the Working Group have consulted in good faith regarding the form and substance of this 2023 Amendment;

 

WHEREAS, ICANN has publicly posted this 2023 Amendment on its website for no less than 30 calendar days and has provided notice of this 2023 Amendment to the Applicable Registry Operators in accordance with Section 7.9 of the Applicable Registry Agreements;

 

WHEREAS, ICANN and the Working Group have considered the public comments submitted on this 2023 Amendment during the Posting Period;

 

WHEREAS, on 30 April 2023, this 2023 Amendment was approved by the ICANN Board of Directors;

 

WHEREAS, on 20 March 2023, the 2023 Global Amendment to the Applicable Registry Agreements received Registry Operator Approval;

 

WHEREAS, on 20 March 2023, this 2023 Amendment received Brand Registry Operator Approval;

 

WHEREAS, on 8 June 2023, ICANN provided the Applicable Registry Operators with notice that this 2023 Amendment was an Approved Amendment (the “2023 Amendment Notice Date”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.7(c) of the Applicable Registry Agreements, this 2023 Amendment will, without any further action by ICANN or the Applicable Registry Operators, be effective and deemed an amendment to the Applicable Registry Agreements on 7 August 2023 (the “2023 Amendment Effective Date”), the date that is 60 calendar days from the 2023 Amendment Notice Date.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals acknowledged herein by reference, this 2023 Amendment will be deemed an effective amendment to each of the Applicable Registry Agreements as of the 2023 Amendment Effective Date.

 

1.         Section 4.5 of each Applicable Registry Agreement was superseded by a new Section 4.5 included in Section 6 of Specification 13.  Section 4.5(c) included in Section 6 of Specification 13 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(c)    For the avoidance of doubt, an Emergency Operator will not be considered a successor registry operator for purposes of this Section 4.5. In addition, this Section 4.5 shall not prohibit ICANN from accepting applications for or delegating the TLD pursuant to a future application process for the delegation of top-level domains, subject to any processes and objection procedures instituted by ICANN in connection with such application process intended to protect the rights of third parties.  Registry Operator agrees that ICANN may make any changes it deems necessary to the IANA database  with respect to the TLD in the event of a transition of the TLD pursuant to this Section 4.5. In addition, ICANN or its designee shall retain and may enforce its rights under the Continued Operations Instrument for the maintenance and operation of the TLD, regardless of the reason for termination or expiration of the Agreement.


Schedule A

Applicable Registry Agreements – Identified by TLD

 

aaa

auspost

cbn

aarp

aws

cbre

abarth

axa

cbs

abb

azure

cern

abbott

baidu

cfa

abbvie

banamex

chanel

abc

bananarepublic

chase

accenture

barclaycard

chintai

aco

barclays

chrome

aeg

barefoot

cipriani

aetna

bauhaus

cisco

afl

bbc

citadel

aig

bbt

citi

airbus

bbva

citic

airtel

bcg

clinique

alfaromeo

beats

clubmed

alibaba

bentley

comcast

alipay

bestbuy

commbank

allstate

bharti

cookingchannel

ally

bing

crown

alstom

blockbuster

cuisinella

amazon

bloomberg

dabur

americanexpress

bms

datsun

americanfamily

bmw

dell

amex

bnpparibas

deloitte

amfam

boehringer

delta

amica

bofa

dhl

android

bosch

discover

anz

bostik

dish

aol

bradesco

diy

apple

bridgestone

dnp

aquarelle

brother

dunlop

arte

calvinklein

dupont

asda

canon

dvag

athleta

capitalone

edeka

audi

caravan

emerck

audible

cba

epson

ericsson

grainger

jnj

etisalat

guardian

jpmorgan

eurovision

gucci

juniper

extraspace

hbo

kddi

fage

hdfc

kia

fairwinds

hdfcbank

kinder

farmers

hermes

kindle

fedex

hgtv

komatsu

ferrari

hisamitsu

kpmg

ferrero

hitachi

kpn

fiat

hkt

lamborghini

fidelity

homedepot

lamer

fido

homegoods

lancaster

fire

homesense

lancia

firestone

honda

landrover

flickr

hotmail

lanxess

flir

hsbc

latrobe

food

hughes

lds

foodnetwork

hyatt

leclerc

ford

hyundai

lefrak

fox

ibm

lego

fresenius

icbc

lexus

frogans

ice

lidl

frontdoor

ieee

lilly

frontier

ifm

lincoln

fujitsu

ikano

linde

gallo

imdb

lipsy

gallup

infiniti

locus

gap

intuit

lotte

gea

ipiranga

lpl

genting

itau

lplfinancial

george

itv

lundbeck

gmail

jaguar

 

gmx

java

maif

godaddy

jcb

man

goldpoint

jeep

marriott

goo

jio

marshalls

goodyear

jll

maserati

google

jmp

mattel

mckinsey

open

schaeffler

microsoft

oracle

schmidt

mini

orange

schwarz

mint

origins

seat

mit

otsuka

seek

mitsubishi

panasonic

sener

mlb

pccw

seven

monash

pfizer

sew

mormon

philips

sfr

moto

pictet

shangrila

msd

ping

sharp

mtn

pioneer

shaw

mtr

playstation

shell

nab

pnc

showtime

natura

pramerica

silk

nba

praxi

sina

nec

prime

sky

netbank

progressive

skype

netflix

pru

sling

neustar

prudential

smart

next

pwc

sncf

nextdirect

redstone

softbank

 

reliance

sony

nfl

rexroth

stada

nhk

ricoh

staples

nico

ril

statebank

nike

rocher

statefarm

nikon

rogers

suzuki

nissan

rwe

swatch

nissay

samsclub

tab

nokia

sandvik

taobao

northwesternmutual

sandvikcoromant

target

norton

sanofi

tatamotors

nowtv

sap

tdk

nra

sas

temasek

ntt

saxo

teva

obi

sbi

tiaa

oldnavy

sca

tiffany

omega

scb

tjmaxx

tjx

xfinity

 

tkmaxx

xn--5su34j936bgsg

 

tmall

xn--8y0a063a

 

toray

xn--9krt00a

 

toshiba

xn--b4w605ferd

 

total

xn--cckwcxetd

 

toyota

xn--fiq64b

 

travelchannel

xn--flw351e

 

travelers

xn--fzys8d69uvgm

 

tui

xn--jlq480n2rg

 

ubank

xn--kcrx77d1x4a

 

ubs

xn--w4rs40l

 

unicom

yahoo

 

uol

yandex

 

ups

yodobashi

 

vanguard

youtube

 

verisign

zappos

 

vig

zara

 

viking

 

 

virgin

 

 

visa

 

 

vivo

 

 

volkswagen

 

 

volvo

 

 

walmart

 

 

walter

 

 

weatherchannel

 

 

weber

 

 

weir

 

 

williamhill

 

 

windows

 

 

winners

 

 

wme

 

 

wolterskluwer

 

 

woodside

 

 

wtc

 

 

xbox

 

 

xerox