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prop-153-v002: Proposed changes to PDP

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Proposer:        Bertrand Cherrier
                  b.cherrier@micrologic.nc


1. Problem statement
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    There as been confusions with the deadline for submission of a proposal.


2. Objective of policy change
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     Define the deadline and remove any confusion.


3. Situation in other regions
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     N/A


4. Proposed policy solution
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4. Proposal process

A policy proposal must go through the following chronological steps in 
order to be adopted by APNIC. The time and date are set by the location 
of OPM at the upcoming APNIC conference.

Step 1 Discussion before the OPM

A formal proposal must be submitted to the Policy SIG Chairs from 
midnight the day following the OPM ends and five(5) weeks before the 
next OPM.

The proposal must be in text which clearly expresses the proposal, with 
explicit mention of any changes being proposed to existing policies and 
the reasons for those changes.

The APNIC Secretariat will recommend a preferred proposal format as 
mentioned in Section 5.4 of this document.

Accepted proposals will be sent to the Policy SIG mailing list, by the 
Chairs, for discussion at least four(4) weeks before the start of the OPM.

If the five(5) weeks deadline is not met, proposals may still be 
submitted and presented for discussion at the OPM; however, no decision 
may be made by the OPM regarding the proposal. The proposal will need to 
be resubmitted in time for the following OPM, if the author wishes to 
pursue the proposal.

If the author(s) is not able to present the proposal at the OPM (in 
person or remotely), the proposal will be drop by the Chairs. However, 
it can be submitted again as a new proposal for the next OPM.

If a proposal did not reach consensus, it will have to be amended to 
address the issues raised before resubmission, and sent to the Policy 
SIG Chairs before the five(5) weeks deadline, otherwise it will be 
dropped by the Chairs.



5. Advantages / Disadvantages
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Advantages

     Remove any confusion in the actual text.

Disadvantages

     None.


6. Impact on APNIC
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     Minimum (editorial changes).


References
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     APNIC Policy Development process: 
https://www.apnic.net/policy-development