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3. Grace period policy

This section describes Registry Operator’s practices for operational “Grace” and “Pending” periods, including relationships among sequential operations that occur within given time frames. A Grace Period refers to a specified number of calendar days following a Registry operation in which a domain action may be reversed and a credit may be issued to a registrar. Relevant registry operations in this context are:

Extension of a registration period is accomplished using the RRP or EPP RENEW command or by auto-renewal; registration is accomplished using the RRP ADD command or the EPP CREATE command; deletion/removal is

accomplished using the RRP DEL command or the EPP DELETE command; transfer is accomplished using the RRP or EPP TRANSFER command or, where ICANN approves a bulk transfer under Part B of the ICANN Policy on Transfer of Registrations between Registrars, using the procedures specified in that Part. Restore is accomplished using the RRP RESTORE command or EPP UPDATE command.

There are five grace periods provided by Registry Operator’s Shared Registration System: Add Grace Period, Renew/Extend Grace Period, Auto-Renew Grace Period, Transfer Grace Period, and Redemption Grace Period.

A Pending Period refers to a specified number of calendar days following a Registry operation in which final Registry action is deferred before the operation may be completed. Relevant Registry operations in this context are: