The following information outlines the billing and payment procedure for RIPE NCC Direct Assignment Users. This webpage should be read in conjunction with the "RIPE NCC End User Assignment Agreement" and the "RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2011". The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit membership organisation. RIPE NCC Direct Assignment Users pay a service fee every year in accordance with the fees determined by the RIPE NCC General Meeting.
The RIPE NCC service fees are based on a fixed annual maintenance fee of € 1,300.00. For more information, please read the "RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2011".
New Direct Assignment Users pay a one-time administration fee, which is included in the first invoice. New Direct Assignment Users are automatically assigned the billing category Extra Small. If existing Direct Assignment Users need to re-sign the "RIPE NCC End User Assignment Agreement" (for example, in case of an organisation name change), no administration fee will be charged. See the table below for the service fees per billing scheme.
Direct Assignment User Billing Category |
Annual Fee
|
Half Yearly Fee
|
Quarterly Fee
|
EXTRA SMALL |
€ 1,300
|
€ 650
|
€ 325
|
Administration Fee |
€ 2,000
|
Registries established during the course of the year are charged as follows:
New Direct Assignment User Established During:
|
Total Fee
|
How the Fee is Made Up
|
First Quarter
|
€ 3,300
|
Administration Fee (€ 2000) + Service Fee (€ 1,300)
|
Second Quarter
|
€ 2,975
|
Administration Fee (€ 2000) + Service Fee (€ 975)
|
Third Quarter
|
€ 2,650
|
Administration Fee (€ 2000) + Service Fee (€ 650)
|
Fourth Quarter
|
€ 2,325
|
Administration Fee (€ 2000) + Service Fee (€ 325)
|
The billing fees for Direct Assignment Users are determined after the RIPE NCC General Meeting in November (based on data on 30 September).
For more information, see the "RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2011".
We send out invoices by post in late November 2010 to the billing address shown in the registry file. We also send a copy of the invoice by email to the Direct Assignment User billing contact. The invoices cover provision of services for the following calendar year. Payment is due 30 days after the date shown on the invoice.
After the invoice has been sent, three reminders for this invoice are sent in case of non-payment.
Direct Assignment Users in the process of a closure or Direct Assignment Users that have been permanently closed must pay the outstanding amounts as well as a new sign-up fee if they to re-open the Direct Assignment User's account.
Note: By prior arrangement it is possible to change your billing scheme and be billed half-yearly or quarterly. This must be requested before the yearly invoice for the year at issue is sent (i.e., before 1 November). Quarterly and half-yearly invoices are sent in the end of November. Note that during the year at issue, it is not possible to change the billing scheme for the year at issue.
To make sure the invoices and reminders arrive at the right address, it is important to keep the registry file up to date. This can be done by contacting [email protected]. It is the responsibility of the Direct Assignment Users to inform the RIPE NCC of any changes in the billing address. Please note, if a Direct Assignment User ends its RIPE NCC account in the course of the RIPE NCC financial year, the service fee for that registry must still be paid in full.
To improve the ease and efficiency of your credit card payments, we have transferred our online payment system to a reliable and easy-to-use service, hosted by a trusted third party, Docdata Payments.
Docdata Payments handles all credit card payments (American Express, MasterCard and VISA) made to the RIPE NCC. You can also pay by bank transfer.
If you have any questions about your invoice or if you experience trouble using the online payment system, please contact: [email protected].