[anti-abuse-wg] RIPE Charter

In message <57AB1227.1070100 at iszt.hu>, Janos Zsako <zsako at iszt.hu> wrote:

>No, but you can find the RIPE NCC's Articles of Association at
>https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-602

Thank you!  That document is most helpful.

>RIPE does not have "authority" over RIPE NCC, it is the members. In many
>cases the RIPE community and the RIPE NCC membership overlap, but not
>always.

I have many questions.  I hope nobody will mind.  I will try to be
brief.

I'm still trying to understand.  RIPE is *not* RIPE NCC and vise versa,
correct?  I mean they are two different things, legally speaking, yes?
A person or legal entity could be a member of "RIPE" and yet not be a
member of "RIPE NCC", correct?  Conversely, could a person or legal
entity be a member of "RIPE NCC" and yet _not_ be a member of "RIPE"?

Is it correct also that only those persons and legal entities that
are actually paying dues to RIPE NCC are members of RIPE NCC?

The "Publication date" on the "RIPE NCC Articles of Association (2013)"
as presented at the URL above is "20 Jan 2014", but RIPE NCC, as a
formal association under Dutch law has existed for far longer than that,
correct?  On what date did RIPE NCC first obtain legal existance under
Dutch law?

In the entire history of RIPE NCC, as a formal association under Dutch
law, has there ever been any instance in which The Association has
applied either Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.1(e) of the Articles of
Association?  If so, on how many separate occasions have such terminations
occured?

With respect to each such instance, if any, has The Association obeyed
in full the stipulation, as to its own behavior contained in Section 10.5
of the Articles of Association?


Regards,
rfg