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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The official announcement from the Swiss parliament will not be translated into English.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We will publish something in English on our ISCO-CH web site in due course, but Bernie’s summary below capture the gist of the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Richard</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Laurie Patton<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 14, 2017 03:08<br><b>To:</b> Raul Echeberria<br><b>Cc:</b> chapter-d >> Chapter Delegates<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] [ISOC-CH PubPol] Success regarding network blocking in Swiss legislation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>This looks interesting, but I can't find an English version. Can anyone please help?<br><br>LAURIE PATTON<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chief Executive Officer | Internet Australia<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"Helping Shape Our Internet Future"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Contacts:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mobile: +61 (0)418-777700<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: @LJPatton<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkd.in/LauriePatton">http://linkd.in/LauriePatton</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Patton">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Patton</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Website: <a href="http://www.internet.org.au">www.internet.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Note: This email is confidential to the addressees and may contain copyright material. If you are not an intended recipient please do not use, copy or distribute its contents without my permission. All rights reserved.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 14 Jan 2017, at 5:54 am, Raul Echeberria <<a href="mailto:echeberria@isoc.org">echeberria@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am very glad to see this Richard, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Congrats to the Chapter. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Raúl <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>El 13 ene. 2017, a las 10:48, Richard Hill <<a href="mailto:rhill@hill-a.ch">rhill@hill-a.ch</a>> escribió:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>While this is only an intermediary positive result, it is a very important step in the right direction, see below.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Richard</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:ppac-bounces@lists.isoc.ch"><span style='color:purple'>ppac-bounces@lists.isoc.ch</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[<a href="mailto:ppac-bounces@lists.isoc.ch"><span style='color:purple'>mailto:ppac-bounces@lists.isoc.ch</span></a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Bernie Hoeneisen<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Friday, January 13, 2017 14:11<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:ppac@lists.isoc.ch"><span style='color:purple'>ppac@lists.isoc.ch</span></a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[ISOC-CH PubPol] Success regarding network blocking in Swiss legislation</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear ISOC-CH Members<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please be informed that we have accomplished a success regarding network blocking in the new gambling law. The Commission of Legal Affairs of the National Council (Rechts-Kommisssion Nationalrat) kicks Network Blocking out of the Draft for the new Gambling Law. The strong collaboration between ISOC-CH und Digitale Gesellschaft has significantly contributed to the success. Our latest proposal, that we worked out in a coalition with DigiGes, Swico, ASUT, Economiesuisse and Google, appears to have passed; (the latter organizations have joined us just recently).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:24.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>"Im neuen Geldspielgesetz 15.069 sollen nach dem Willen der</i><br><i>Rechtskommission des Nationalrats keine Internetsperren vorgesehen</i><br><i>werden. Die Veranstalter von in der Schweiz nicht bewilligten</i><br><i>Online-Geldspielen sollen aber von der Eidgenössischen</i><br><i>Spielbankenkommission verwarnt und allenfalls auch strafrechtlich</i><br><i>verfolgt werden."</i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Whole Text (also in French and Italian):<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.parlament.ch/press-releases/Pages/mm-rk-n-2017-01-13.aspx"><span style='color:purple'>https://www.parlament.ch/press-releases/Pages/mm-rk-n-2017-01-13.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The law is not finalized yet, It still has to pass the National Council and the State Council.<br><br>We keep on working on a good outcome.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>All the Best,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br> Bernie Höneisen, ISOC-CH, Head of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>PS: Any discussion on this topic shall take place on the PPAC mailing list ppac@<a href="http://lists.isoc.ch/"><span style='color:purple'>lists.isoc.ch</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>/ <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://lists.isoc.ch/mailman/listinfo/ppac"><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.isoc.ch/mailman/listinfo/ppac</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>ppac mailing list<br></span><a href="mailto:ppac@lists.isoc.ch"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:purple'>ppac@lists.isoc.ch</span></a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br></span><a href="http://lists.isoc.ch/mailman/listinfo/ppac"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:purple'>http://lists.isoc.ch/mailman/listinfo/ppac</span></a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society<br>Chapter Portal (AMS):<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://portal.isoc.org/"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:purple'>https://portal.isoc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>-- <br>This message has been scanned for viruses and <br>dangerous content by <a href="http://www.mailscanner.info/"><b>MailScanner</b></a>, and is <br>believed to be clean. <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society<br>Chapter Portal (AMS): <a href="https://portal.isoc.org">https://portal.isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <br>This message has been scanned for viruses and <br>dangerous content by <a href="http://www.mailscanner.info/"><b>MailScanner</b></a>, and is <br>believed to be clean. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>