Standardize "Consensus Policy" RAA language

ISSUE: D.6	Standardize “Consensus Policy” RAA language
Priority:	RAA Final Report: N/A
Issue/Request	Update the “Consensus Policy” language under RAA to be consistent with language applicable to registries	Source: Registrar Negotiation Team
Notes	Additional information regarding requests: Consider approach under new GTLD Registry Agreements (Specification 1)	Source: Registrar Negotiation Team
Discussion Points	Description	Date Discussed
	Overview & discussion of the Registrar request; ICANN to evaluate further. Review of draft implementing language. Reviewed registrar proposal for standardized approach to consensus policies similar to approach taken with new GTLDs. Discussion of possibility of stalemate under Registrar amendment language Discussion of revocation of registrar program as a way to address stalemate and changing market dynamics, noting that RAA is not a perpetual agreement. Registrars looking for predictability in future amendment processes	8 Dec 2011 20 Dec 2011 23 Jan 2012 17 Feb 2012 17 Feb 2012
Proposed Text	Open
Status/Outcome	Under Discussion
Explanation	Open
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