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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you Kavouss. Merry Christmas, may we all have a Happy New Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kindest Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hadia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Gnso-epdp-team [mailto:gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kavouss Arasteh<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 25, 2018 11:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Marika Konings; Caitlin Tubergen; Terri Agnew; Kurt Pritz<br>
<b>Cc:</b> gnso-epdp-team@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-epdp-team] ICANN Org response to EPDP Team Question - discussions with EDPB/DPAs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Kurt, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">First of all Merry Christmas to all</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I wish you a very happy and joyful 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I sent similar message to another Icann Community grouop and only a very handful / few replied.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Secondly ,In spite of difficulties in examining the comments received under public comment which I have conveyed to Kurt and the secretariat and on which I expect some action, in quick glance to publix
c comments, I have noted that there are the following categories of commenters</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Individual commenters which comprises of two sub categories<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">2.1 Individual not member of the EPDP Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">2.2 Individual members of EPDP Team
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I understand the objectives of the comments for categories 1 and 2.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">With respect to sub category 2.1 there are two types of comments
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">2.2.1 Those individual EPDP members that agreed to the Recommendation as contained in the initial Report
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">2.2.2 Those individual EPDP members that did NOT agreed to the Recommendation as contained in the initial Report
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> I have certain difficulties to understand the objectives / position of sub-categories mentioned in 2.2.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It is recognized that the Recommendations contained in the initial report were none consensus Recommendation however, all these Recommendations have been amply and extensively discussed
during many hours and evry one has had time and opportunities to express her / his views which were included in the draft 8 initial Recommendations.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Consequently, it is surprising that people requiring double opportunity to comments a) during the Team debate and b) during the public comments .The charter is silent in this regard
but customary law and standard practice dictates that once an individual agreed to a text ( without expressing her/ his disagreement in an explicit manner ),she/ he should normally respects what she /he has already agreed at the level of initial discussion..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It is therefore unusual to have double opportunity to contradict what she 7 he already agreed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">In view of the above, I have serious doubt about such comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It is therefroe necessary to discuss this unusual comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 5:36 PM Arasteh <<a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com">kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Marika & Secretariat <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">May I wish you and other colleagues a very merry Christmas and joyful New Years <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pls kind inform me as soon the consolidated public comments are available for verification by the Team <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Kavouss<o:p></o:p></p>
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On 23 Dec 2018, at 08:50, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org" target="_blank">marika.konings@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find hereby the ICANN Org response to the following question:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Question:<span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Is there any further information that can be provided in relation to the discussions that have been held with the EDPB and/or DPAs in addition to the blog posts and correspondence that have been shared, such as briefing
notes and summaries of meetings?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="color:black">Response:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:black">Aside from the blog posts and correspondence that have already been shared, and consistent with<span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/publication-practices-2016-06-30-en" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">ICANN
Publication Practices</span></a>, ICANN org has not identified any additional notes or summaries of meetings that are suitable for publication.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:black">ICANN org has previously stated that<span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background:white">having clear guidance may increase
legal certainty for ICANN and the contracted parties as well as assist the community in the Expedited<span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#333333;background:white">Policy Development Process
(EPDP) to consider the<span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0;background:white">Temporary
Specification for gTLD Registration Data</span></a><span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span></span><span style="color:black;background:white">(Temp Spec). Our commitment to transparency in
publishing summaries of our interactions with the EDPB supports this stated purpose.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:black">In this regard, we’ve posted summaries of our conversations with the EDPB and DPAs on ICANN’s<a href="https://www.icann.org/dataprotectionprivacy" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">Data
Protection/Privacy Issues</span></a><span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#333333;background:white">page</span><span style="color:black">. The purpose of these conversations has been to educate, inform,
and request guidance. In these discussions, we have also relayed to the EDPB the concerns and questions that we have solicited from the community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:black;background:white">Additionally, in the Work and Tools section of the EDPB website, the EDPB states that: “We issue general guidance to promote a common understanding of European
data protection laws, both across the European Union and around the world. We clarify data protection provisions, advise the European Commission and provide the general public and stakeholders with our interpretation of their rights and obligations. We can
issue guidelines, recommendations and best practices about the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive, as well as other documents.” Accordingly, guidance from the EDPB to ICANN is publicly posted on their website and ICANN’s website so that the guidance is
available for all interested parties and can help inform the work of the community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="background:white">ICANN org remains available to answer any questions that the EPDP Team may have regarding any specific topic</span>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This response will also get posted here:<span class="gmail-m-7021841082867190515apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ahppBQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">https://community.icann.org/x/ahppBQ</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Caitlin, Berry and Marika</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Marika Konings</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">marika.konings@icann.org</span></a> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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