[address-policy-wg] [policy-announce]2014-05 New Draft Document and ImpactAnalysis Published (Policy for Inter-RIR Transfers of InternetResources) (Erik Bais)

Hi John, Tore, and Steve,

Thanks for your excellent dialog to seek compatibility between the ARIN
and RIPE inter-RIR transfer policies.

>>Actually, that is not clear, as ARIN's Inter-RIR transfer policy language 
>>requires that an RIR have needs-based policy in order to be compatible for 
>>transfers to/from ARIN, and having solely a reference to the another RIR's
>>policy could be argued (by some) to not be actual needs-based policy for 
>>RIPE. 

>>Specific needs-based language in RIPE's policy would be much cleaner, as 
>>well as having RIPE NCC implementing something defined by the RIPE community 
>>rather than criteria that may change at any time without RIPE community 
>>involvement.

Understood, the requirement is for needs based language specifically in
the RIPE policy, 
that is independent of the other RIR's policy.

How about:

"For transfers from RIR regions which require the RIPE region to have
needs-based policies,
 recipients must provide a plan to the RIPE NCC for the use of at least
50% of the transferred
 resources within 5 years."

Is this a needs based policy that is compatible with ARIN's requirement?

Thanks
Sandra