Implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain

The Council welcomes the main thrust of the modification to the draft Regulation. It has made a number of alterations to the wording of the Commission text as presented to the Council following the incorporation of Parliamentary amendments. The main changes are as follows: - The revised text requires the Commission to adopt public policy rules. Additionally a special procedure for the use of geographical and or geopolitical names is included in a revised recital. - A new specific regulatory committee has been replaced by the advisory committee under the telecommunications framework-Directive. - A clearer definition is drawn between the Registry and the Registrar. - A clearer distinction between the responsibility of the Commission and that of the Registry in implementing the .EU TLD has been established. As regards Parliaments 'first come first served' amendment, the Council has opted to delete this requirement on the grounds that registration policy will be defined more precisely in the public policy rules referred to in Article 5.�