[members-discuss] Multiple LIR account mergers

Aleksey Bulgakov wrote:
> What do you think if the NCC allow to merge accounts of the same
> company without 24 months restriction?
> 
> I thing this question should be discussed on the RIPE meeting in
> Marseille.

the NCC implements the 24 month restriction because the RIPE Community
has requested this in the "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" document
(ripe-682).

> 2.2 Transfer Restrictions
> 
> Scarce resources, which are understood as those resources that are
> allocated or assigned by the RIPE NCC on a restricted basis (such as
> IPv4 or 16-bit ASNs), cannot be transferred for 24 months from the
> date the resource was received by the resource holder. This
> restriction also applies if the resource was received due to a change
> in the organisation's business (such as a merger or acquisition).
> 
> This restriction does not prevent the resources from being
> transferred due to further mergers or acquisitions within the
> 24-month period.

If you want to put forward a suggestion to change this policy, then the
place to start is the Address Policy Working Group.

Nick