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<p>It's another step to prevent people opening multiple LIRs.</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21.12.18 15:55, Dominic Schallert
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Dear all,
<div class="">while I appreciate the efforts in reducing
accounting complexity</div>
<div class="">and organizational overhead at RIPE NCC, I’m not
sure if this step</div>
<div class="">of removing the possiblity for quarterly and
half-yearly payment is</div>
<div class="">beneficial looking at the vast amount of smaller,
single-account LIRs. </div>
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<div class="">Just my opinion.</div>
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<div class="">Kind regards,</div>
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<div class="">Am 21.12.2018 um 15:34 schrieb Gwen van Berne
<<a href="mailto:gvanberne@ripe.net" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">gvanberne@ripe.net</a>>:</div>
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<div class="">Dear RIPE NCC members,<br class="">
<br class="">
We would like to notify you about changes to our billing
processes that<br class="">
will come into effect for 2019. Invoicing will take
place one month<br class="">
later than usual on 18 February 2019 to ensure you have
time to plan for<br class="">
the changes listed below.<br class="">
<br class="">
1. Move to annual billing schedule only<br class="">
On 13 December, the RIPE NCC Executive Board resolved to
move the<br class="">
billing process for members to an annual scheme only.<br
class="">
<br class="">
This change to annual billing only is aimed at reducing
complexity for<br class="">
our members, eliminating repeated late payments and
reminders, and also<br class="">
bringing efficiencies to our processes. With the
increasing number of<br class="">
LIR accounts, the quarterly payments schedule has put a
heavy burden on<br class="">
our administration. This option also means that members
often have to be<br class="">
notified several times per year about late invoice
payments.<br class="">
<br class="">
For members with only one LIR account, we will design a
transition plan<br class="">
for those with cash flow limitations and who therefore
have difficulty<br class="">
meeting the payment schedule. We will provide details
about this in<br class="">
January 2019.<br class="">
<br class="">
2. No longer sending annual separate account statements<br
class="">
In line with our efforts to make our billing processes
more efficient<br class="">
and member-friendly, we will no longer send the annual
account statement<br class="">
to members separately from the invoice. This has caused
confusion in the<br class="">
past for members who are receiving financial statements
before the<br class="">
invoice is available to pay. The annual invoice will
include all<br class="">
charging details, including the membership contribution
and, when<br class="">
applicable, independent resources, legacy resources and
the<br class="">
redistribution from 2018. More details on the
calculation for the<br class="">
redistribution will be communicated in January 2019.<br
class="">
<br class="">
We will notify all billing contacts about the changes to
our billing<br class="">
processes.<br class="">
<br class="">
The full billing procedure for 2019 is available at:<br
class="">
<a
href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019</a><br
class="">
<br class="">
There is a webpage that provides additional information
on our billing<br class="">
procedure and also gives further details that are useful
for members in<br class="">
Russia and Ukraine:<br class="">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019/information-on-billing-and-payment-2019">https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2019/information-on-billing-and-payment-2019</a><br
class="">
<br class="">
We are confident that these changes will simplify the
billing process<br class="">
and we trust that you will support our efforts to
increase efficiencies<br class="">
at the RIPE NCC. If you have questions or you want to
request support<br class="">
from us, please contact <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:billing@ripe.net"><billing@ripe.net></a>.<br
class="">
<br class="">
Kind regards,<br class="">
<br class="">
Gwen van Berne<br class="">
Chief Financial Officer<br class="">
RIPE NCC<br class="">
<br class="">
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