Dear colleagues, As previously announced, the discussion period for the proposed change to RIPE Document ripe-553, "IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policies for the RIPE NCC Service Region", has ended. A Draft Policy text and the Impact Analysis were due to move the proposal to Review Phase. While performing the Impact Analysis, RIPE NCC staff have identified a number of additional points to review in light of past discussions relating to IP address management and overall RIPE NCC membership. Therefore, in agreement with the Address Policy Working Group Co-chairs and the author of the proposal, we have decided to invest some more time in the analysis. The RIPE NCC will publish all relevant documentation in the coming weeks, and the proposal will move to the Review Phase prior to the RIPE 65 Meeting. You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2012-04 Apologies for any inconvenience Regards Emilio Madaio Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC