Also, the policy does not outline the form of the contract required. As far as I understand, LIRs are pretty much free to have the kind of a contract they choose with the end user. With the current proposal it's even possible to have a contract that doesn't even require any payments.
I expect that most LIRs don't really know what to put in a contract for PI address applicants. Once we implement this policy proposal, the RIPE contract for PI applicants will become a model for LIRs to use for their own PI applicants. I don't expect LIRs to charge their customers anything for signing a PI contract so I agree that it is likely that existing PI users will not face any additional fees as long as they are buying some kind of network service from their LIR. --Michael Dillon