<div dir="ltr">Hi Dave,<div><br></div><div style>indeed and maybe worthy to reach the European Commission GAC representatives and ask them what they think now.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">

Best,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Rafik </div></div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/7/5 David Cake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@difference.com.au" target="_blank">dave@difference.com.au</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span><a href="http://www.internetnews.me/2013/07/04/article-29-working-party-to-icann-eu-registrars-exempt-from-data-retention-requirements/" target="_blank">http://www.internetnews.me/2013/07/04/article-29-working-party-to-icann-eu-registrars-exempt-from-data-retention-requirements/</a><div>

<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>The totally predictable outcome of the over reach on data retention and validation etc in the new RAA is that EU registrars will end up being exempt due to the requirements being unlawful.</div>

<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">  </span>Which is pretty much what everyone has been telling ICANN since this started, and renders the entire process fairly ridiculous. </div><div><br></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span>Cheers</div>

<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">               </span>David</div></font></span></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>