<div dir="ltr">Dear SM,<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-06-15 16:27 GMT+00:00 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sm+afrinic@elandsys.com" target="_blank">sm+afrinic@elandsys.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
This Board member has a legal obligation towards Afrinic Ltd. I noticed some comments about the legal aspects in the staff assessment report for AFPUB-2016-GEN-001-DRAFT-04. I cannot overlook that even though the proposal attained consensus at the last public policy meeting.<br></blockquote><div> </div><div><div>Thank you for taking very seriously the legal concensus about this policy. We all do share your concerns. Nevertheless, I think we have had long discussions on this topic since last year and we can assume that it is a closed issue by now; unless a major objection is raised.</div><div><br></div><div>AFRINIC Ltd Bylaws (1) reads at Section 15.5:</div><div>"... 15.5 Conflict of Interest</div><div>(i) A Director of the company shall, where he/she has a potential or actual conflict of interest in any matter brought before the Board, disclose such potential or actual conflict to the Board.</div><div>(ii) The said Director shall recuse himself/herself from voting on any such matter before the Board where such a conflict exists or may exist</div><div>(iii) The remaining members of the Board may decide that said Director should be excluded from discussion of such matter where a conflict exist or may exist."</div><div><br></div><div>COI here is exclusively referring to Board related matters not towards the policy development working group.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br></blockquote>
It may be easier if the authors ask the Working Group Chairs to request a legal analysis. The alternatives are complicated.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div>According to AFRINIC CPM Section 3.4.1(2) :</div><div>"...The Working Group Chair(s) may request AFRINIC to provide an analysis (technical, financial, legal or other), of the impact of the draft policy proposal...."</div><div>So, Chairs can make the request if they see the need. No action required from authors.</div><div> </div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Regards,<br>
S. Moonesamy <br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div>(1) <a href="https://www.afrinic.net/en/about/bylaws/2001-afrinic-bylaws-2016">https://www.afrinic.net/en/about/bylaws/2001-afrinic-bylaws-2016</a></div><div>(2) <a href="http://www.afrinic.net/library/policies/1829-afrinic-consolidated-policy-manual#PolicyDevelopmentProcess">http://www.afrinic.net/library/policies/1829-afrinic-consolidated-policy-manual#PolicyDevelopmentProcess</a></div><div><br></div><div> <br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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