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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dominic,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I think the reason is that at the GM RIPE misleadingly said that even if we redistribute only “50%” of the surplus, the amount will be the same as last year. Which clearly it isn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Unfortunately many based their votes on what the people at RIPE SAID and they didn’t do the math themselves, otherwise they would have seen that there is a significant difference in amounts.
And now RIPE is covered, they will say “you voted, case closed” even though they gave very misleading information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">So, that’s why the surplus is so much smaller compared to 2019, and that’s the reason RIPE NCC will also pay taxes to NL authorities, etc etc. Basically, they didn’t want to give money to it’s
members, they preferred to give money to the dutch fiscal authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> members-discuss <members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dominic Schallert<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 26, 2020 20:38<br>
<b>To:</b> members-discuss@ripe.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [members-discuss] Membership Fee Question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I can‘t understand why the surplus redistribution in 2019 had been EUR 567,52 and in 2020 it’s only EUR 353,82 per LIR. This does not match with the actual new-LIR development figures in 2019 according to <a href="https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/number-of-lirs">https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/number-of-lirs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am 26.02.2020 um 15:26 schrieb Radu-Adrian Feurdean <<a href="mailto:ripe-ncc@radu-adrian.feurdean.net">ripe-ncc@radu-adrian.feurdean.net</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Feb 24, 2020, at 21:41, Arash Naderpour wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It doesn't looks fair to me, but you need to see enough support from<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">the memebers to change it, NCC also like easy money, same as many of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">others.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">...and as most of its members who do enjoy the redistribution (when there is one) the next year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Back to the initial question, the membership fee *IS* pro-rated when you *open* the LIR, sometimes to the advantage of the new member (not including an extra quarter for up to 2 or 3 weeks only).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you perform a merger via "M&A Process", the rules are pretty clear that both LIRs involved need to be with membership fees paid. Even if you would manage to propose a resolution to change this, I'm not sure it will pass.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Radu-Adrian FEURDEAN<o:p></o:p></p>
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