<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Pedro </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I generally applaud your proposal as a valuable input from Brazil's perspective into the GAC's consideration of this issue as the committee follows up its consideration in Dublin of the key elements of the issues raised by Stress Test 18 as recorded in the communique. However, I agree with Finn's point that "<i>make every effort to</i>" strikes me as a variant on what the GAC agreed in Dublin and so I support his suggestion to you therefore that you might delete that element of your text proposal. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The key point which I wish to underline in the context of this comment on your proposal is the UK's position that the GAC should make <i>irrevocably</i> clear to CCWG colleagues that the GAC will continue to fulfil its role in, and commitment to, the ICANN community through the provision of consensus-based advice to the Board. As I have made clear in previous statements, the UK would oppose any proposal to derogate from that specific commitment. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kind regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mark</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mark Carvell</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">United Kingdom Representative on the Govenmental Advisory Committee of ICANN</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Mark Carvell<div>Global Internet Governance Policy</div><div>Department for Culture, Media and Sport</div><div><a href="mailto:mark.carvell@culture.gov.uk" target="_blank">mark.carvell@culture.gov.uk</a></div><div>tel +44 (0) 20 7211 6062</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 11 November 2015 at 17:06, Finn Petersen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:FinPet@erst.dk" target="_blank">FinPet@erst.dk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Dear Pedro,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Thank you very much for your efforts in operationalizing the GAC consensus input regarding ST 18 into bylaw text from Brazil's perspective.
This is certainly not an easy task.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Here are a few comments from our side:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span lang="EN-US">·<span style="line-height:normal"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">In our view the GAC consensus input does
not include a mention of <i>"will make every effort to ensure",</i> as such, and to be true to GAC’s consensus input, <i>"make every effort to"</i> should be deleted (marked
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span lang="EN-US">·<span style="line-height:normal"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">With regard to Bullit point 3 <i>"The
value the Board attributes to receiving consensus advice",</i>we are of the view that the underlying purpose, will not be reflected adequately if the current definition of GAC consensus advice changes. The reason is that the Board will be put in an awkward
position in situations where there is no agreement between governments.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Best,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Finn</span></p>
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Den 9. nov. 2015 kl. 11.32 skrev Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva <<a href="mailto:pedro.ivo@itamaraty.gov.br" target="_blank">pedro.ivo@itamaraty.gov.br</a>>:<br>
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into account the timelines of the CCWG. GAC Members will continue to work within the CCWG to finalise the proposal for enhancing ICANN accountability.</i>" </span></p>
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in ICANN bylaws. </span></div>
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to those set forth in this Article. Advisory Committee membership may consist of Directors only, Directors and non-directors, or non-directors only, and may also include non-voting or alternate members. Advisory Committees shall have no legal authority to
act for ICANN, but shall report their findings and recommendations to the Board.</i></span></font></span></font></div>
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to advice from Advisory Committees and where that advice, if not followed, requires finding mutually agreed solutions for implementation of that advice, the Advisory Committee will (make every effort to) ensure that the advice provided is clear and reflects
the consensus view of the committee. In this context, each Advisory Committee has the right to determine its particular definition of consensus.</u></i></b></span></font><font size="4" color="black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:16pt"><i><u>” </u></i></span></font></span></font></div>
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shall be duly taken into account, both in the formulation and adoption of policies. In the event that the ICANN Board determines to take an action that is not consistent with the Governmental Advisory Committee advice, it shall so inform the Committee and
state the reasons why it decided not to follow that advice. </i></span></font><font size="4" color="black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:16pt"><b><i><u>Any GAC Advice approved by a GAC consensus may only be rejected by a vote of more than two-thirds
(2/3) of the Board.</u></i></b></span></font><font size="4" color="black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:16pt"><i> </i></span></font><font size="4" color="black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:16pt"><i>The Governmental Advisory Committee and the
ICANN Board will then try, in good faith and in a timely and efficient manner, to find a mutually acceptable solution.”</i></span></font><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:10pt"><i></i></span></font></span></font></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:small">Kind regards,</span></div>
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