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policies relating to generic top-level domains;

1. WHEREAS, the Board Governance Committee has recognized in Reconsideration Request 13-3 that "As of now, there is no defined policy or process within ICANN that requires Board or staff consultation with the GNSO Council if the Board or staff is acting in contravention to a statement made by the GNSO Council outside of the PDP"; and

     2.   WHEREAS, the GNSO Council believes that such a defined policy or process is now needed.

1. RESOLVED: The GNSO Council recommends that the ICANN Bylaws be amended to:

a) add a second sentence to Article X, Section 1 such that Section 1 would now read: "There shall be a policy-development body known as the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), which shall be responsible for developing and

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ICANN Board will state in its final decision the reasons why the GNSO advice was not followed.

     2.   FURTHER RESOLVED that the GNSO recommends the above to apply whether or not the policy development process as set forth in Article X, section 6 were followed.

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