[ncc-services-wg] Issue with membership/registering resources with a german GmbH & Co. KG

Hi Carsten,

this is a copy/paste:

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... the RIPE NCC understands that the German 'GmbH & Co. KG' can acquire rights and liabilities in Germany and (some) other jurisdictions (as confirmed by Article 14 of the German Civil Code). But as we tried to explain before, due to our very wide service region we have to deal with many different entities from many different jurisdictions where this may not be that obvious. Therefore, we make the distinction if an entity has separate legal personality or not for it to enter into agreements with the RIPE NCC to limit our risks as much as possible.

The 'GmbH & Co. KG' does not have separate legal personality and therefore it cannot enter into our agreements as such.

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The "GmbH" does have a legal personality, however is just the "liability" part and what´s trading and owning assets is of course the KG.



Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Michael Böhme





KOMPETENZ VERBINDET.
 
WEBDISCOUNT GmbH & Co. KG
Robert-Bosch-Straße 20
48153 Münster, Deutschland

Fon +49 251 263930-0
Fax +49 251 263930-49
www.webdiscount.net

Sitz der Kommanditgesellschaft: Münster
Amtsgericht Münster HRA 8897

USt.ID: DE 815 197 935

Persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin:
WEBDISCOUNT Verwaltungs GmbH
Sitz der GmbH: Münster
Amtsgericht Münster HRB 12721
Geschäftsführer: Michael Böhme



-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Carsten Schiefner <ripe-wgs.cs at schiefner.de> 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. August 2019 12:25
An: Michael Boehme <mboehme at webdiscount.net>
Cc: ncc-services-wg at ripe.net
Betreff: Re: [ncc-services-wg] Issue with membership/registering resources with a german GmbH & Co. KG

Hi Michael,

On 06.08.2019 11:50, Michael Boehme wrote:
> [...]
> 
> *RIPE is proposing the membership should be changed to:* Webdiscount 
> Verwaltungs GmbH trading as Webdiscount GmbH & Co. KG

could you, coule anybody please let us know what's the reationale, the legal argument behind this?

Thanks & best,

-C.