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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please find below the resolution from the GNSO Council meeting on Wednesday,
</span><span lang="EN-US">15 June<span style="color:black"> 2022<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>which<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will be<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>posted<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>shortly<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on
 the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current__;!!PtGJab4!sLlCB4cV9KdvFnPD2LwSl2p7z4Gk6tPXTWpUAhoW8SCziUIjp5aHd47AEUpgcVkTCRcwggmgOcyz$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current__;!!PtGJab4!sLlCB4cV9KdvFnPD2LwSl2p7z4Gk6tPXTWpUAhoW8SCziUIjp5aHd47AEUpgcVkTCRcwggmgOcyz$"><span style="color:black">GNSO
 Council resolutions</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"> </span></span></a>page.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#79726C"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">20220615-1</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">GNSO Council Motion to Approve the Recommendations from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - (deferred from May 2022
 meeting) </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Whereas:                                                                                                     <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">In April 2019, the GNSO Council <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions*201905__;Iw!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io00JUuuHE$"><span style="color:#0052CC">approved</span>
 [gnso.icann.org]</a> the first four recommendations from the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Policy Development Process (PDP), but not Recommendation #5, which the Council referred to the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) PDP,
 for it to consider as part of its Phase 2 work (UDRP review);<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">2.  In January 2020, the GNSO Council <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current*20200123-2__;Iw!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0l-4HqxY$"><span style="color:#0052CC">approved</span>
 [gnso.icann.org]</a> an Addendum to the RPMs PDP Charter that created an IGO Work Track to address Recommendation #5 of the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protections PDP, which was not approved, requesting that the IGO Work Track consider whether an appropriate
 policy solution could be developed that is generally consistent with Recommendations 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection PDP Final Report and:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">a) accounts for the possibility that an IGO may enjoy jurisdictional immunity in certain circumstances;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">b) does not affect the right and ability of registrants to file judicial proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">c) preserves registrants' rights to judicial review of an initial UDRP or URS decision; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">d) recognizes that the existence and scope of IGO jurisdictional immunity in any particular situation is a legal issue to be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3. In October 2020, the GNSO Council launched a call for <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/eoi-igo-work-track-chair-26oct20-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">expressions
 of interest</span></a> for a Chair of the IGO Work Track and a <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-work-track-call-volunteers-27oct20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io07OdTx-4$"><span style="color:#0052CC">call
 for volunteers</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> from the community groups identified in the Addendum and the IGO Work Track commenced its work in February 2021;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">4. In January 2021, Phase 1 of the RPMs PDP concluded with the GNSO Council’s approval of all its thirty-five recommendations while Phase 2 of the PRMs PDP was deferred in order
 for the Council to receive an updated Policy Status Report on UDRP;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">5. In August 2021, considering the indeterminate timeline for the commencement of Phase 2 of the PRMs PDP while the IGO Work Track was close to complete its Initial Report, in accordance
 with its <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-4-epdp-manual-24oct19-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0lbR56Iw$"><span style="color:#0052CC">Expedited
 Policy Development Process (EPDP) Manual</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a>, the GNSO Council approved the initiation of an EPDP to carry forward the work and momentum of the IGO Work Track as a purely procedural matter, with the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/specific-crp-igo-epdp-charter-16aug21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0K7xaFcI$"><span style="color:#0052CC">EPDP
 Charter</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> reflecting the same scope of work as was outlined in the Addendum;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">6. On 14 September 2021, the EPDP team published its <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/issues/specific-crp-igo-epdp-initial-report-preliminary-recommendations-14sep21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io01AVJbt0$"><span style="color:#0052CC">Initial
 Report</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> for <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/initial-report-epdp-specific-curative-rights-protections-igos-14-09-2021"><span style="color:#0052CC">Public Comment</span></a>;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">7. Following the end of the Public Comment period, the EPDP team <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/PASlCg"><span style="color:#0052CC">reviewed</span></a> the comments that
 were submitted and amended its <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/PwG7Cg"><span style="color:#0052CC">proposed recommendations</span></a> as it considered necessary, based on the input received and the EPDP team’s continued deliberations;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">8. The EPDP team is proposing five final recommendations in its Final Report, which are intended to be interdependent (as outlined in Section 13 of the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/specific-crp-igo-epdp-charter-16aug21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0K7xaFcI$"><span style="color:#0052CC">PDP
 Manual</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a>) and which have attained “Full Consensus” within the EPDP team;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">9. The EPDP delivered its <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/issues/epdp-specific-crp-igo-final-report-02apr22-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0__gkiJ0$"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final
 Report</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> to the GNSO Council on 4 April 2022;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">10. The GNSO Council has determined that the five (5) final EPDP recommendations in the EPDP team's <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/issues/epdp-specific-crp-igo-final-report-02apr22-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0__gkiJ0$"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final
 Report</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> are consistent with the scope and principles set out in the Addendum to the RPMs PDP Charter and the subsequent <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/specific-crp-igo-epdp-charter-16aug21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0K7xaFcI$"><span style="color:#0052CC">EPDP
 Charter</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Resolved:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The GNSO Council approves, and recommends that the ICANN Board adopt, all five (5) final EPDP recommendations as documented in the EPDP team's <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/issues/epdp-specific-crp-igo-final-report-02apr22-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0__gkiJ0$"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final
 Report</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Should the EPDP recommendations be adopted by the ICANN Board, the GNSO Council requests that ICANN org convene an Implementation Review Team, to assist ICANN org in developing the implementation
 details for the EPDP recommendations and ensure that the resultant implementation conforms to the intent of the approved recommendations. The Implementation Review Team shall operate in accordance with the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/2016-12/irt-principles-guidelines-23aug16-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0BWDNxqU$"><span style="color:#0052CC">Implementation
 Review Team Principles and Guidelines</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> that the GNSO Council approved in June 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The GNSO Council thanks the EPDP leadership team and the members of the EPDP team for their commitment and hard work in completing the policy work on this long-standing issue within the GNSO.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#79726C"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/vote-result/gnso-council-motion-recorder-15jun22-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9aqKmhCvK5AbPUGS_lWlwaCYNfMfzH1kQuXXk2oE2XtzM2Tc5oUlPRBcK-DWjMlj16_XHUjuxN2IRSMiyhsO_io0nEl2P64$"><span style="color:black">Vote
 results</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Thank you.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Kind regards,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Nathalie</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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