[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE Policy Proposals - February Update

Dear colleagues,

Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in 
the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP).

If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please 
do so on the relevant working group mailing list.

Proposals Open for Discussion:
NEW: 2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the Abuse-c 
Policy"
2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"

Proposals Awaiting Input:
2015-05, "Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria"

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Proposal Overviews:

NEW PROPOSAL: 2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the 
Abuse-c Policy"
OVERVIEW: Aims for a mandatory abuse contact for Legacy Internet 
Resource holders in the RIPE Database.
STATUS: Discussion Phase
WHERE TO COMMENT: Anti-Abuse Working Group: anti-abuse-wg at ripe.net
DEADLINE: 26 February 2016
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-01

PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant 
information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text 
in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month 
holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of 
holdership.
RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Details how the 24-month holding period for 
IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs will be applied.
STATUS: Review Phase
WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg at ripe.net
DEADLINE: 3 March 2016
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04

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The following proposals are awaiting input before they can go any 
further in the PDP.

PROPOSAL: 2015-05, "Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria"
OVERVIEW: Aims to allow LIRs to request an additional /22 IPv4 
allocation from the RIPE NCC every 18 months. This would only be 
possible if the LIR has not transferred any IPv4 address space before.
STATUS: Discussion Phase – Awaiting decision from proposer
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-05


The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on 
www.ripe.net:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-proposals

We look forward to your involvement in the PDP.

Kind regards,

Marco Schmidt
RIPE Policy Development Officer
RIPE NCC