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The ccNSO develops and recommends global policies to the [[ICANN Board]] for issues relating to ccTLDs. These processes are managed by the [[#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]] and typically organized through Working Groups. One of the key issues on which the ccNSO has made policy recommendations was on the introduction of Internationalised Domain Name ([[IDN]]) [[ccTLDs]].

The ccNSO develops and recommends global policies to the [[ICANN Board]] for issues relating to ccTLDs. These processes are managed by the [[#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]] and typically organized through Working Groups. One of the key issues on which the ccNSO has made policy recommendations was on the introduction of Internationalised Domain Name ([[IDN]]) [[ccTLDs]].

The process is as follows:

The process is as follows:

# The ccNSO Council, ICANN Board, a Regional ccTLD organization, an SO/AC, or 10 members

# The ccNSO Council, ICANN Board, a Regional ccTLD organization, an SO/AC, or 10 members of the ccNSO requests an Issue Report.  

of the ccNSO requests an Issue Report.  

# The ccNSO Council appoints an issue manager, who determines whether the issue is within the scope of ccNSO, which is defined and limited in the [[ICANN Bylaws]].

# The ccNSO Council appoints an issue manager, who determines whether the issue is within the scope of ccNSO, which is defined and limited in the [[ICANN Bylaws]].

# If the issue falls within ccNSO's scope and the Council approves the Issue Report, a formal PDP begins, with the ccNSO Council giving public notice and opening a [[Public Comment]] period.

# If the issue falls within ccNSO's scope and the Council approves the Issue Report, a formal PDP begins, with the ccNSO Council giving public notice and opening a [[Public Comment]] period.