Dear colleagues, A new RIPE proposal, 2018-04, "PDP Clarification" is now available for discussion. This proposal aims to clarify the options available to the WG chairs at the end of the Review Phase of the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). Please note that since changes to the PDP can affect all RIPE Working Groups, the RIPE Chair decided to discuss this proposal on the RIPE Discussion mailing list. The RIPE Chair will also moderate the proposal discussion. You can find the complete proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2018-04 As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of this four week Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposer. At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposer, with the agreement of the RIPE Chair, will decide how to proceed with the proposal. We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to ripe-list@ripe.net before 25 May 2018. Regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Officer RIPE NCC