Following the discussions at the last RIPE NCC General Meeting in October 2017, the Executive Board concluded that the existing model provides the most equality between members, matches the organisation governance model best and is the simplest model. Therefore, the Executive Board proposes to continue with this model in 2019. The Charging Scheme model is based on the principle that members should have equal fees for each LIR account they hold. This model has no categories and no differences in fees between LIRs: “One LIR account, one fee”. The Executive Board proposes to continue with this model in 2019.
In the current environment, the membership development is difficult to forecast due to the growth in the membership in recent years. Every year, members can decide to vote at the General Meeting to return excess paid fees via a redistribution to the membership. Therefore, for 2019, the annual service fee per LIR account will remain at EUR 1,400.
The separate charge of EUR 50 per Independent Number resource assignment will be continued. Independent number resources are: IPv4 and IPv6 PI assignments; Anycasting assignments; IPv4 and IPv6 IXP assignments; and legacy resource assignments that are registered through a sponsoring LIR. AS Numbers are excluded from this separate charge. The sign-up fee for new members and additional LIR accounts will be continued and will remain at EUR 2,000.
The Independent Internet number resource information for members will be determined based on data gathered on 30 September 2018. All members will be notified of their annual fee for 2019. Invoices will be sent in 2019.
The fee for Legacy Internet Resource Holders that engage in a direct agreement with the RIPE NCC is identical to the Annual fee per LIR account for this year. There is no sign-up fee for Legacy Internet Resource Holders that conclude a separate direct agreement with the RIPE NCC. There is no sign-up fee for Legacy Internet Resource Holders that become members and do not request any additional Internet number resources from the RIPE NCC. If a Legacy Internet Resource Holder requests additional Internet number resources after becoming a member, the sign-up fee will be charged at this later stage, and in a way identical to that in which the membership sign-up fee is charged.