<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>As discussed during the last meeting, please find below the proposed modifications (in bold) to the PDP Manual to address suspension of a PDP. As with any changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures of which the PDP Manual is part, once approved by the SCI, these would need to be put out for public comment for a minimum of 21 days followed by GNSO Council approval. If you have any further comments / edits, please share these with the mailing list.</div><div><br></div><div>With best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Marika</div><div><br></div><div><b>===============</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Proposed Language to address suspending a PDP (modification in bold of section 15 of the PDP Manual)</b></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The GNSO Council may terminate</span></em><strong><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> or suspend*</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> a PDP prior to the publication of a Final Report only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a Supermajority Vote in favour of termination </span></em><strong><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">or suspension</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">. The following are illustrative examples of possible reasons for a premature termination </span></em><strong><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">or suspension</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> of a PDP:</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">1. Deadlock. The PDP Team is hopelessly deadlocked and unable to identify recommendations or statements that have either the strong support or a consensus of its members despite significant time and resources being dedicated to the PDP;</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">2. Changing Circumstances. Events have occurred since the initiation of the PDP that have rendered the PDP moot, <s>or</s></span></em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> no longer necessary, <strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">or warranting a suspension</span></strong>; or<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">3. Lack of Community Volunteers. Despite several calls for participation, the work of the PDP Team is significantly impaired and unable to effectively conclude its deliberations due to lack of volunteer participation.</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>* Suspension is a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of the PDP, i.e. all activities are halted upon a decision of the GNSO Council until further notice. A mere change in milestones or schedule of the PDP is not considered a suspension. </b>[to be included as a footnote]</span></p></div></div></body></html>