<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span>I can‘t understand why the surplus redistribution in 2019 had been EUR 567,52 and in 2020 it’s only EUR 353,82 per LIR. This does not match with the actual new-LIR development figures in 2019 according to </span><a href="https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/number-of-lirs">https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/number-of-lirs</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Am 26.02.2020 um 15:26 schrieb Radu-Adrian Feurdean <ripe-ncc@radu-adrian.feurdean.net>:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Mon, Feb 24, 2020, at 21:41, Arash Naderpour wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It doesn't looks fair to me, but you need to see enough support from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the memebers to change it, NCC also like easy money, same as many of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>others.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>...and as most of its members who do enjoy the redistribution (when there is one) the next year.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Back to the initial question, the membership fee *IS* pro-rated when you *open* the LIR, sometimes to the advantage of the new member (not including an extra quarter for up to 2 or 3 weeks only).</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you perform a merger via "M&A Process", the rules are pretty clear that both LIRs involved need to be with membership fees paid. Even if you would manage to propose a resolution to change this, I'm not sure it will pass.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>-- </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Radu-Adrian FEURDEAN</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>members-discuss mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>members-discuss@ripe.net</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unsubscribe: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/options/members-discuss/ds%40schallert.com</span><br></blockquote></div></body></html>