[ncc-services-wg] Update on Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks

Hi Hans Petter,

> After discussions with our Executive Board, we are now ready to begin implementation of a ‘voluntary registry lock’ in the LIR Portal. This will be available for all RIPE NCC members, including those in Ukraine, on an opt-in basis. The lock will allow members to prevent their resources from being transferred for a defined period. We expect technical implementation to be completed before the end of the year.

+1

>-Naeutral and impartial? 
What about placing the country RU, to those companies which are in Crimea?

But of course, you will not answer

There was not a single restriction introduced for the aggressor country and the terrorist country.

>-will only be processed if accompanied by notarised supporting documents.

Why should a company from LVIV or any other city in the West of Ukraine, should pay more for notarius? Should waste its time?

And how will it protect companies in the controlled and near territories? If there are black notaries.  especially there)

 These demands  are for honest people to whom you make life more difficult.
 
How to continue the transfer if the director signed the contract and went to the war?
 Run from the battlefield to the notary?

 And here I support Victor's idea.  Come to us to write a policy. You will immediately become more and more transparent and neutral.

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From: ncc-services-wg [mailto:ncc-services-wg-bounces at ripe.net] On Behalf Of Hans Petter Holen
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2022 4:19 PM
To: ncc-services-wg at ripe.net
Subject: [ncc-services-wg] Update on Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks

Dear colleagues,

I want to update you on measures to protect the resources of RIPE NCC members in Ukraine following my last email in October[1].

After discussions with our Executive Board, we are now ready to begin implementation of a ‘voluntary registry lock’ in the LIR Portal. This will be available for all RIPE NCC members, including those in Ukraine, on an opt-in basis. The lock will allow members to prevent their resources from being transferred for a defined period. We expect technical implementation to be completed before the end of the year.

The authority to implement this feature comes from a Board resolution that was passed at the 163rd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting on 14-15 December 2022. The effect of the resolution is that Members and End Users (represented by their sponsoring LIRs) will be allowed to request the prevention of their resources from being transferred for a period of six months. And all transfer requests from Ukraine, including the pending ones, will only be processed if accompanied by notarised supporting documents. We will contact all Ukrainian members with pending transfers to make sure they are aware of these requirements. And for members with pending transfers who wish to make them before the end of the year, we will not charge fees for 2023 if these extra requirements mean that the LIR accounts in question cannot be closed by the end of 2022.

The Board made this resolution taking into account:
- The concerns expressed by Ukrainian members at the RIPE 85 Meeting in October 2022
- The RIPE NCC’s commitment to be neutral and impartial
- The time needed for the formation of a permanent solution addressing these concerns through the Policy Development Process (PDP)
- The RIPE community’s support to accommodate a temporary solution

This resolution comes with an expiry date of 1 July 2023. We hope that the RIPE community will use this time to agree on a policy proposal that gives us a clear mandate to provide this lock as a lasting solution to all members who see the need for it. Our Policy Officer is available to offer guidance and administrative support to get the proposal through the RIPE Policy Development Process.

 From comments at RIPE 85, we understand that some people do not think this should be a policy matter. However, as we explained at that meeting, the RIPE NCC cannot limit the transfer rights of paying members without either a solid legal basis or a clear mandate from the RIPE community.

It is in this context that we must note that the lock will not prevent resources from being transferred in cases of merger or acquisition. It will also not prevent transfers in cases where a bankrupt company goes into liquidation.

Finally, in my last email, I said that requests from Ukraine would receive the ‘highest levels of due diligence’, and I want to explain what this means. In recent years, we have developed a framework that describes what information our staff will ask for when handling requests. By applying the strongest approach within this framework, we will be going beyond our standard requirements and asking to verify additional documents. With the passing of this resolution, transfers will follow the process outlined here and will not be escalated to the Managing Director for approval.

We hope that our Ukrainian members will understand that this is part of our efforts to protect their resources.

As mentioned above, we will share more specific information on the registry lock before the end of the year – including how it can be activated and by whom, and what it does and does not restrict.

Kind regards

Hans Petter Holen
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

[1] Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-services-wg/2022-November/003668.html

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