[address-policy-wg] Clarification on End User Assignments Identity Verification

Dear Colleagues,

We wish to clarify the RIPE NCC Registration Services Department
procedures with regards to direct End User assignments and the
requirement for company registration documents.

The RIPE NCC requires some form of registration documents to be
submitted with all direct End User assignments, such as ASN, PI, Anycast
and IXP assignments. The rationale behind this is to ensure that the End
User's proper name is registered in the RIPE Database and in our
internal records.

Due to the wide variety of entities requiring resources in the RIPE NCC
service region, we accept a variety of documents, as long as those
documents correctly verify the name of the End User.

In a situation where a direct assignment is requested for an
organisation that is also an LIR, we waive this requirement because a
signed contract and registration documents are already on file.
Occasionally, an IPRA may still ask for registration documents during
the evaluation of such requests because it may not be immediately
obvious from the request form that the assignment is intended for the
LIR itself. Once it becomes clear that the assignment is for the LIR
itself, we no longer require these documents to be submitted.

Best regards,

Flor de Maria Paredes Mattos
Registration Services Manager
RIPE NCC