<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;white-space:normal;">Hi, all. Today I received the following e-mail:</span></div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> </div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">----------------------------------------</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">Dear RIPE NCC members,</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">We would like to inform you of changes relating to transfers due to a</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">change in business structure (e.g., mergers and acquisitions) as</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">specified in the new section 3.6 of ripe-709, "Transfer of Internet</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">Number Resources and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name”.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">Following a resolution at the Executive Board meeting on 7 September,</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">when an member transfers IPv4 or 16-bit ASNs that are subject to the</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">transfer restriction due to a change in business structure, the</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">transferring LIR account needs to remain open until the new 24-month</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">restriction on transfer of scarce resources has passed. If the receiving</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">party already holds an LIR account, the LIR account of the transferring</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">party will become an additional LIR account of the receiving party.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">In effect, consolidation of LIR accounts belonging to the same member is</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">not possible until the 24-month restriction has passed. However, new</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">24-month restrictions will not be applied to these resources if they are</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">further transferred between LIR accounts held by the same member after</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">the initial restrictions have expired. This applies to all resources</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">transferred between LIR accounts of the same member in all situations.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">This change is effective from 7 September 2018.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline !important;float:none;">----------------------------------------</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;"> </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;">Why was the 24 months transfer restriction adopted by means of discussion (but it is another question about adoption legitimacy)<br />So, where is the proposal this case? Where is the members discussion? The executive board decides to terminate all the accounts tomorrow, or return all IPs to the free pool and the community will agree. <div> </div><div>--<span> </span><br />----------<br />Best regards,<br />Alexandr Stepanov</div></div></div></div>