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reliability and accessibility;
(b) register domain names in the .bw TLD through any accredited
.bw Registrar. The policy shall provide adequate procedural
guaranties for the parties concerned, and shall apply without
(prejudice to any court proceeding); adopt procedures for, and
carry out, accreditation of .bw Registrars and ensure effective and
fair conditions of competition among .bw Registrars
(c) impose fees directly related to costs incurred;
(d) implement the extra-judicial settlement of dispute resolution
policy based on recovery of costs and a procedure to resolve
promptly disputes between domain name holders regarding rights
relating to names including intellectual property rights as well as
disputes in relation to individual decisions by the Registry.
(f) ensure the integrity of the databases of domain names
Policy framework

110. (1) After consulting the Registrars and all stakeholders, and
following the procedure on policy development procedure, the
Authority shall adopt policy rules concerning the implementation
and functions of the .bw TLD and the policy principles on
registration.
The policy shall include:
(a) Dispute resolution policy;
(b) Acceptable Use policy
(c) Domain-Life Cycle policy
(d) Registration Policy
(e) Registrar Accreditation policy
(f) Whois Policy

(2) The registry may after consulting the stakeholders, list a
limited number of recognised names with regard to geographical
and /or concepts which affect their political or territorial
organisation that may either
(a) not be registered, or
(b) be registered only under a second level domain according to
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