21 July 2017

To: Empowered Community Administration

Cc: John Jeffrey, Secretary 

Dear Empowered Community Administration,

On behalf of the country code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), I am pleased to inform you that the ccNSO supports the Approval Action as proposed: the amendment of section 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaws.

For your reference, I have included the ccNSO Council Resolution to that effect, which has become effective today.

On behalf of the ccNSO

Resolution ccNSO Council 29 June 2017

Approval of ICANN Fundamental Bylaws Amendment to section 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaw.

(published 13 July 2017: https://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions/2017 )

Background

On 23 May 2017 the ccNSO was notified of the Board Approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments section 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaws (https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/Fundamental+Bylaws+change%3A+reconsideration+process+responsibilities?preview=/64082399/66069527/23%20May%202017%20Notice%20to%20Empowered%20Community%20on%20Fundamental%20Bylaws.pdf ).

The text of the Fundamental Bylaws amendment is available and a reference included in the notification.

The ccTLD community was informed by the chair of the ccNSO (https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/Fundamental+Bylaws+change%3A+reconsideration+process+responsibilities?preview=/64082399/66069523/%5Bccnso-members%5D%20ICANN%20Board%20adopted%20the%20proposed%20Bylaws%20change%20(Sataki).pdf) ) of the intended amendment of a Fundamental Bylaw change and of the upcoming Approval Action Community Forum during ICANN 59.

Following the letter of the chair, 33 ccTLD managers expressed their support for the amendment and one expressed its abstention.

At the Approval Action Community Forum (27 June 2017) no objections were expressed to the amendment. At the ccNSO Session on the topic, the vast majority of the ccTLDs present supported the proposed Fundamental Bylaw amendment.

Decision

In accordance with section 6.1 (a) and Annex D section 1.4 (a) the ccNSO Council as one of the Decisional Participants, APPROVES the amendment of section 4.3 as proposed. This decision becomes effective 7 days after publication of this resolution on the ccNSO website. The chair of the ccNSO is requested to notify the Empowered Community Administration in writing of this decision as soon as possible and forward this notice to the Secretary.