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<p class="MsoNormal">The ICANN Business Constituency (BC) submits the attached comment on the Hamilton legal analysis memo regarding GDPR, as of 15-Jan-2018.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We expect to comment further on compliance models recently posted.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">( See ICANN’s Legal Analyses, Proposed Compliance Models, & Community Feedback page at
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gdpr-legal-analysis-2017-11-17-en">
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gdpr-legal-analysis-2017-11-17-en</a> )</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This comment was drafted by Margie Milam and Tim Chen.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It was approved in accord with the BC Charter.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">—</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Steve DelBianco</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vice chair for policy coordination</p>
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