3. First-Phase PS-SLDs. The following professional categories will be offered for registration during the initial roll-out of the .pro TLD:

3.1 Legal.

3.1.1 Basic scope. The legal category includes credentialed providers of legal and law-related services (including companies employing such providers). Examples are lawyers, judges, barristers, legal clinics, legal associations, law firms, counsel for or legal divisions of other organizations, and legal publishers.

3.1.2 SLD codes. At introduction, the following SLD labels are authorized to be used for the legal profession PS-SLD: .law.pro, .avocat.pro, .bar.pro, .recht.pro, and .jur.pro. Additional SLD labels may be introduced through the consultation, notification, and approval process described in Section 6 of this Appendix L.

3.1.3 Registration Qualifications. The following qualifications will be initially required for the legal profession PS-SLD:

3.1.3.1 Admission or licensing by, and good standing with, a certification body or jurisdictional licensing entity, such as a United States state bar or provincial or territorial Law Societies in Canada;

3.1.3.2 Admission to a judicial system, which allows the registering party to represent clients before such judiciary, such as the status of a barrister in the United Kingdom;

3.1.3.3 Membership in a relevant legal association which requires that its members be licensed or admitted to a certifying or licensing entity (such as the Hong Kong Law Society for solicitors) and regularly verifies the accuracy of its data); or

3.1.3.4 Formation as an entity or organization, or a unit of a larger organization that provides legal services or is organized for such a purpose, and/or has a significant portion of professional employees or members who satisfy one of the above criteria, and registers on behalf of such entity or organization.

The above list of qualifications, however, is subject to change by the Registry Operator in consultation with the Advisory Board once it is established, provided that the qualifications reasonably ensure conformity with the basic scope defined in Subsection 3.1.1 of this Appendix L.

3.1.4 Verification. Qualification of applicants for Registered Names within the legal profession PS-SLD will be verified according to the process described in Section 8 of this Appendix L.

3.2 Medical.

3.2.1 Basic scope. The medical category includes credentialed providers of medical and health-related services (including companies employing such providers). Examples are doctors, hospitals, health clinics, medical associations, medical professionals at, or medical departments of, other organizations, and medical publishers.

3.2.2 SLD codes. At introduction, the following SLD label is authorized to be used for the medical profession PS-SLD: .med.pro. Additional SLD labels may be introduced through the consultation, notification, and approval process described in Section 6 of this Appendix L.

3.2.3 Registration Qualifications. The following qualifications will be initially required for the medical profession PS-SLD:

3.2.3.1 Admission or licensing by, and good standing with, a licensing or certification body, such as a local medical association in Germany or by a provincial or territorial licensing authority in Canada;

3.2.3.2 Holding of a certificate from an appropriate medical specialty board such as a Member Board of the American Board of American Specialties or Canadian Medical Register or an appropriate government authority to practice medicine and/or prescribe medicine;

3.2.3.3 Admitting privileges to a hospital;

3.2.3.4 Membership in a relevant professional association which requires that its members be licensed or admitted to a certifying or licensing entity and regularly verifies the accuracy of its licensing data; or

3.2.3.5 Formation as an entity or organization, or a unit of a larger organization that provides health-related services or is organized for such a purpose, and/or has a significant portion of professional employees or members who satisfy one of the above criteria, and registers on behalf of such entity or organization.

The above list of qualifications, however, is subject to change by the Registry Operator in consultation with the Advisory Board once it is established, provided that the qualifications reasonably ensure conformity with the basic scope defined in Subsection 3.2.1 of this Appendix L.

3.2.4 Verification. Qualification of applicants for Registered Names within the medical profession PS-SLD will be verified according to the process described in Section 8 of this Appendix L.

3.3 Accountancy.

3.3.1 Basic scope. The accounting category includes credentialed providers of accounting and accountancy-related services (including companies employing such providers). Examples are certified public accountants, chartered accounts, accounting firms, accounting associations, accounting departments of other organizations, and accounting publications and publishers.

3.3.2 SLD codes. At introduction, the following SLD labels are authorized to be used for the accountancy profession PS-SLD: .cpa.pro, .aaa.pro., aca.pro, .acct.pro. Additional SLD labels may be introduced through the consultation, notification, and approval process described in Section 6 of this Appendix L.

3.3.3 Registration Qualifications. The following qualifications will be initially required for the accountancy profession PS-SLD:

3.3.3.1 Admission or licensing by, and good standing with, a certification body, such as the Hong Kong Society of Accountants;

3.3.3.2 Holding a license to prepare and sign clients' tax returns;

3.3.3.3 Membership in a professional association which requires that its members be licensed or admitted to a certifying or licensing entity and regularly verifies the accuracy of its licensing data (such as the Hong Kong Law Society for barristers) ; or

3.3.3.4 Formation as an entity or organization, or a unit of a larger organization that provides accountancy-related services or is organized for such a purpose, and/or has a significant portion of professional employees or members who satisfy one of the above criteria, and registers on behalf of such entity or organization.

The above list of qualifications, however, is subject to change by the Registry Operator in consultation with the Advisory Board once it is established, provided that the qualifications reasonably ensure conformity with the basic scope defined in Subsection 3.3.1 of this Appendix L.

3.3.4 Verification. Qualification of applicants for Registered Names within the accountancy profession PS-SLD will be verified according to the process described in Section 8 of this Appendix L.