[ncc-services-wg] Admin: request for "Company Registration documents"

Jochem de Ruig wrote:
> Dear Wilfried and all,
> 
> This is stated in the Terms and Conditions document article 8.2.g.
> 
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/terms-conditions.html

Thanks, Jochem,

this provision obviously has been added for this new version. Just
checked, it was not present in ripe-173, effectively ruling out the
possibility of operating a non-commercial LIR or internet service?

Are you able to provide the rationale for including this additional
requirement?

> With the re-sign of the RIPE NCC agreements we noticed that for
> several existing members we are not in the possession of any company
> registration papers. Therefore we have approached those members.
> 
> We are aware of the fact that not all organisations can submit an extract
> of the Trade register, in this case we request an equivalent document
> proving the registration of the Contributor's business with the national
> authorities.

Judging from recent experience, providing a VAT number, and a reference to
the historic founding documents of a pretty old university are not considered
to be an "equivalent document".

So, the other way 'round, what _is_ an "equivalent document" from your point
of view?

And no, I won't be able to just grab the document from the university's archive,
issued on 12th of March 1365 (no typo), and put it onto a copying machine...

> Regards,
> 
> 
> Jochem de Ruig
> RIPE NCC

Regards,
Wilfried.