SECTION 16.2 PTI GNSO representative on the Add new voting thresholds Assumptions: GOVERNANCE EC will act in accord with for the following action by Decision gets sent to and is No amendment or instructions approved by GNSO Council in its role as tallied by the EC modification of the articles GNSO Supermajority for Decisional Participant to Administration, and then of incorporation of PTI approval of PTI section 11.3.i of the ICANN based on the EC threshold shall be effective unless Amendments Bylaws: is essentially approved by the EC . No independent Amendment of PTI action is needed at the EC Articles of Administration level. Incorporation – GNSO Supermajority. SECTION 16.3 IANA GNSO representative on the No new procedures or Assumption: NAMING FUNCTIONS EC will act in accord with changes to the GNSO The reference to the CONTRACT instructions approved by Operating Procedures GNSO representative ICANN shall enter into majority of each house. and/or ICANN Bylaws. on the EC by the DT contract with PTI for was an oversight, as performance of IANA no action is required naming functions. … of the EC or EC ICANN shall not agree to Administration in modify, amend or waive Section 16.3, which any Material Terms of the refers to a majority of IANA Naming Function the ccNSO and GNSO Contract if a majority of Councils. each of the ccNSO and GNSO Councils reject the proposed modification, amendment or waiver. SECTION 17.1 CSC GNSO Council speaks for No new procedures or Assumptions: The CSC is not authorized GNSO, and a majority of changes to the GNSO The reference in the to initiate a change in PTI each house is required to Operating Procedures DT recommendation through a Special IFR, but instruct the GNSO and/or ICANN Bylaws. The to the EC is an may escalate a failure to Representative on the EC. required action will be put oversight as the
SECTION 16.2 PTI GOVERNANCE No amendment or modification of the articles of incorporation of PTI shall be effective unless approved by the EC GNSO representative on the EC will act in accord with instructions approved by GNSO Supermajority for approval of PTI Amendments . Add new voting thresholds for the following action by GNSO Council in its role as Decisional Participant to section 11.3.i of the ICANN Bylaws: Amendment of PTI Articles of Incorporation – GNSO Supermajority. Assumptions: Decision gets sent to and is tallied by the EC Administration, and then based on the EC threshold is essentially No independent action is needed at the EC Administration level. SECTION 16.3 IANA NAMING FUNCTIONS CONTRACT ICANN shall enter into contract with PTI for performance of IANA naming functions. … ICANN shall not agree to modify, amend or waive any Material Terms of the IANA Naming Function Contract if a majority of each of the ccNSO and GNSO Councils reject the proposed modification, amendment or waiver. GNSO representative on the EC will act in accord with instructions approved by majority of each house. No new procedures or changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures and/or ICANN Bylaws. Assumption: The reference to the GNSO representative on the EC by the DT was an oversight, as no action is required of the EC or EC Administration in Section 16.3, which refers to a majority of the ccNSO and GNSO Councils. SECTION 17.1 CSC The CSC is not authorized to initiate a change in PTI through a Special IFR, but may escalate a failure to GNSO Council speaks for GNSO, and a majority of each house is required to instruct the GNSO Representative on the EC. No new procedures or changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures and/or ICANN Bylaws. The required action will be put Assumptions: The reference in the DT recommendation to the EC is an oversight as the
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