[members-discuss] LIR invoices for Ukrainian companies

Hi,

On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 6:40 PM Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl> wrote:
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> Hi Fergal,
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> > We will ensure we do not close any members who are unable to pay due to the war.
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> I'd like to see that converted into an official RIPE NCC policy: "LIRs that are unable to pay their membership fees due to an armed conflict in their region, and who otherwise comply with all policies, will not be closed down because of non-payment"
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> Something like that in the official docs? :)

While I agree with what I assume you mean by this, I kinda feel like
hopefully this won't happen often enough for it to be needed as a part
of some official policy.
Also I don't want to have such a policy because of how undefined
"armed conflict in their region" is, and some parts of the RIPE NCC
service region are to my knowledge very often in some kind of armed
conflict.

I am however fine with and would approve of a document or policy that
just confirms that the exec board has the power to suspend demand for
payments from such regions and they should do so when they deem
appropriate.
This is as I obviously support it in a case like this but wouldn't
want someone to start arguing about if they were in a region with an
armed conflict or not in order to avoid paying.

(I have purposefully chosen not to include any examples as I really
don't want to turn this thread into chaos, and would appreciate it if
people refrain from replying with examples.)

-Cynthia