[Nro-comments] Some comments on the text

[sabine jaume <jaume@renater.fr>]

Dear all,

After reading the NRO proposal and the ASO MoU, here are some comments
on the text, which to my opinion need clarification for better
understanding and/or to avoid misunderstanding.


NRO Proposal

Chapter 1 :
The creation of the NRO doesn't need ICANN's acceptance : as far as RIR
sign the agreement it is considered in force. Did I understand it correctly?

The signature includes RIRs who are signatories : what about any new
possible RIR? I would add here a reference to chapter 3 in case a new
RIR wants to sign the agreement later on.

Chapter 2 :
This description is fully in line with the operationnal business of RIRs.

Chapter 4 :
Here I find an inconsistency with chapter 2 : indeed if the NRO has an
operationnal role, how can it also intervene in policy making processes.
This is how I interpret the fact that the NRO Number Council is under
the responsability of the NRO Exec Council (see chapter 6).

Incorporation : under which law?

Chapter 6 :
Here is where policy-making process- and day to day busines of
RIRs are mixed.
What happens if the Number Council makes proposals
following bottom up process which are rejected by the NRO (see comment
on ASO MoU text)?

Chapter 7 :
Here the bottom up process should be described.

Aren't the ICANN board directors election the Number Council's duties
any more?

What are the lenghts of each person's term? Can they be renewed?
Can the 2 selected persons be RIR staffed persons?

Chapter 9  :
How long will people seat on the Appeals Panel?

Chapter 10 :
In case of an abitration that takes long time : what will happen? Is
there a kind of provision that says that during the time there is no
decision, policies will be applied as they were before the dispute started?

Chapter 11 :
How is an RIR member defined?

What is the clause 12b?

Chapter 12 :
What are those technical activities : could be a lots of things...

Chapter 13 :
Will the RIR members (again to be defined) pay a fee directly to the
NRO, or will this be done via the RIRs existing fundings?

What is paragraph "a" refering to?


ASO MoU

From the NRO document statements, the Address Council is under the 
responsablity of the NRO Exec council, and has RIR appointed members. So 
what does "in conjunction with the RIRs" means?

Again the split between policy making process and operations is
confused, because of the ASO AC being under the responsibility of the
NRO. Indeed point 4 stresses that the RIRs Board do have a policy making 
role.

Looking forward to any clarification you can provide,

Thanks!

Best regards,

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Sabine JAUME-RAJAONIA
ASO AC member