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==Specific Reviews==
 
==Specific Reviews==
ICANN's operations are subject to periodic '''Specific Reviews''', enumerated in Article 4.6 of the bylaws:<ref name="specrvw">[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews ICANN.org - Specific (Article 4.6) Reviews]</ref>
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ICANN's operations are subject to periodic '''Specific Reviews''', enumerated in Article 4.6 of the bylaws.<ref name="specrvw">[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews ICANN.org - Specific (Article 4.6) Reviews]</ref> These reviews are the result of ICANN's 2009 [[Affirmation of Commitments]] (AoC) with the [[United States Department of Commerce]]. Prior to 2016, specific reviews were conducted to fulfill ICANN's promise to review its performance relative to the commitments contained in the AoC; the bylaws were amended in October 2016 to incorporate the commitments and the review process described in the AoC into the bylaws as Article 4.6.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2016-09-30-en#article4 ICANN.org Archive - Bylaws as adopted October 1, 2016</ref> The specific reviews address adherence to the following commitments:
 
*Accountability and Transparency (ATRT) - focused on ICANN operations<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/atrt ICANN.org - Accountability & Transparency Review]</ref>
 
*Accountability and Transparency (ATRT) - focused on ICANN operations<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/atrt ICANN.org - Accountability & Transparency Review]</ref>
 
*Security, Stability, & Resiliency (SSR) - focused on the DNS<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/ssr ICANN.org - Security, Stability, & Resiliency Review]</ref>
 
*Security, Stability, & Resiliency (SSR) - focused on the DNS<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/ssr ICANN.org - Security, Stability, & Resiliency Review]</ref>
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