<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Item (A) 3 still allows the board to tamper with the process too much.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The board should not be allowed to tamper with the makeup of the committee while an appeal is in process.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Item (A) 4 is unclear.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Majority rule is defined as which of the following:</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Majority of those present?</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Majority of those present and voting (i.e. majority of those present and not abstaining from the vote)?</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Majority of the full body, thus with a quorum of 3, all 3 would need to vote in favor for the motion to pass?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(B) does not take proper account of (A) 3.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Suggest replacing (B) 1 and 2 with:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1. Members of the appeal committee, if appointed prior to December 31 for a term beginning on the subsequent January 1 shall serve from</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>that January 1 through the following December 31.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2. Members of the appeal committee appointed after January 1 to begin their service immediately shall serve through December 31 of that</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>same year.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(C) 2 b should be “and/or” rather than and as either act alone should be sufficient to constitute reversible error, both should not be required.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Otherwise, this represents a significant improvement over the prior version proposed.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 24, 2021, at 03:04 , Policy Liaison Team <<a href="mailto:policy-liaison@afrinic.net" class="">policy-liaison@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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</b></p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><b style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-1bea62f5-7fff-5bfc-1bac-3a9b38104628" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Dear PDWG,</span></b></div><b style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-1bea62f5-7fff-5bfc-1bac-3a9b38104628" class="">
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The AFRINIC Board at its special meeting held on 23 August 2021 resolved to revoke the current Terms of Reference for the Appeal Committee and replace them with new Terms of Reference. </span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The Board resolution is as follows :-</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt
0pt 4pt 0pt;" class=""> </p><div style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 4pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#757575;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Resolution 202108.632</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 4pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#757575;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">WHEREAS the Board of Directors has taken note of the feedback from the Policy Development Working Group with regards to the Appeal Committee Terms of Reference Version 3;</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 4pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#757575;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">RESOLVED that</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 4pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#757575;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">The Appeal Committee Terms of Reference Version 3 dated 08 July 2021, be revoked with immediate effect.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 4pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#757575;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">For the purposes of Section 3.5(1) of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual, that a new Terms of Reference of the Appeal Committee Version 4 dated 23 August 2021 be approved.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The ToR is published here - </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#tor" style="text-decoration:none;" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#tor</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">This new version of the ToR replaces the AFRINIC Policy Development Appeal Committee Terms of Reference Version 3 dated 08 July 2021.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">The reconstitution of the Appeal Committee is currently ongoing so that the current appeals can be assessed.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Kind Regards</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Policy Liaison Team</span></div>
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<hr class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><span style="width:100px;display:inline-block;position:relative;" class=""></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Cher PDWG,</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Le conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC, lors de sa réunion spéciale du 23 août 2021, a décidé de révoquer les termes de référence actuels du Comité d'appel et de les remplacer par de nouveaux termes de référence. </span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">La résolution du Conseil d'administration est la suivante</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> </span></p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Résolution 202108.632</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">ATTENDU QUE le conseil d'administration a pris note des commentaires du groupe de travail sur l'élaboration des politiques concernant la version 3 du mandat du comité d'appel ;</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">IL EST RÉSOLU que</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Le mandat du comité d'appel, version 3, daté du 8 juillet 2021, est révoqué avec effet immédiat.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Aux fins de la section 3.5(1) du Manuel consolidé des politiques d'AFRINIC, qu'un nouveau mandat du Comité d'appel version 4 daté du 23 août 2021 soit approuvé.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Les TdR sont publiés ici - <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee?lang=en" class="">https://www.afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee?lang=en</a> .</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Cette nouvelle version des TdR remplace la version 3 des Termes de référence du Comité d'appel pour l'élaboration des politiques d'AFRINIC datée du 08 juillet 2021.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">La reconstitution du Comité d'appel est actuellement en cours afin que les appels actuels puissent être évalués.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Cordialement</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><b style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-1bea62f5-7fff-5bfc-1bac-3a9b38104628" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Policy Liaison Team</span></b></div>
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