The existing Charging Scheme model is based on the principle that members should have equal fees for each Local Internet Registry (LIR) account they hold. This model has no categories and no differences in fees between LIRs: “One LIR account, one fee”. The Executive Board believes that the existing charging scheme model provides the most equality between members, matches the organisation’s governance model and is the simplest model for members.
The Executive Board proposes to continue with this model in 2020.
In the current environment, the membership growth path will remain volatile. Therefore, for 2020, 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.
| Charge basis: | per LIR account |
| Annual fee: | EUR 1,400 per LIR account + (EUR 50 per Independent number resource assignment - see definition above) |
| Sign-up fee: | EUR 2,000 |
Member billing parameters for 2020 are based on member data gathered on 30 September 2019. All members will be notified of their annual fee for 2020 and invoices will be sent in the beginning of 2020.
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.