Dear colleagues,

Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP).

If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list.

Proposals Open for Discussion:
NEW: 2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the Abuse-c Policy"
2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"

Proposals Awaiting Input:
2015-05, "Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria"

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Proposal Overviews:

NEW PROPOSAL: 2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the Abuse-c Policy"
OVERVIEW: Aims for a mandatory abuse contact for Legacy Internet Resource holders in the RIPE Database.
STATUS: Discussion Phase
WHERE TO COMMENT: Anti-Abuse Working Group: anti-abuse-wg@ripe.net
DEADLINE: 26 February 2016
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-01

PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership.
RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Details how the 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs will be applied.
STATUS: Review Phase
WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg@ripe.net
DEADLINE: 3 March 2016
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04

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The following proposals are awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP.

PROPOSAL: 2015-05, "Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria"
OVERVIEW: Aims to allow LIRs to request an additional /22 IPv4 allocation from the RIPE NCC every 18 months. This would only be possible if the LIR has not transferred any IPv4 address space before.
STATUS: Discussion Phase – Awaiting decision from proposer
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-05


The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on www.ripe.net:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-proposals

We look forward to your involvement in the PDP.

Kind regards,

Marco Schmidt
RIPE Policy Development Officer
RIPE NCC