---
id: "global-amendment"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "Global Amendment"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/global-amendment/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/enmienda-global/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/global-amendment/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/amendement-global/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/emendamento-globale/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/emenda-global/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/globalnaya-popravka/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/quanqiu-xiuding/"
---

# Global Amendment

A change to the standard registry or registrar contract that applies to all parties at once. ICANN negotiates it with the registries or registrars. It takes effect once enough of them vote for it and the ICANN Board approves it.

## related terms

- [Registry Agreement](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-agreement/)
- [RAA](https://tldlog.com/glossary/raa/)
- [contracted parties](https://tldlog.com/glossary/contracted-parties/)
- [DNS abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-abuse/)
- [Board resolution](https://tldlog.com/glossary/board-resolution/)