<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Procedural document 'Closure of Members, Deregistration of Internet Resources and Legacy Resources' has been reviewed and updated. <o:p></o:p>The following is an overview of the amendment made.<o:p></o:p>Section A.1.2.2. (e) Termination with Immediate Effect was amended through deletion of the wording which required official postal notification, alongside the official notification by email, for termination of the RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement (SSA) in the case of non-payment of the annual contribution (service fee) after a period of 120 days from the date of invoice. The main reason for this change is that the final notification of termination of the SSA by post is superfluous in the case of termination of the SSA due to non-payment as the member has already received numerous periodic notifications over the course of 120 days and the cause for termination in these instances cannot, in any event, be refuted. Further, termination due to non-payment is the most frequent cause for termination of the SSA and therefore removing the postal notification requirement will reduce the RIPE NCC's administrative burden and associated costs. <o:p></o:p>Thus, in future cases whereby a member’s SSA is terminated due to non-payment the member will receive official notification by email only to their registered contacts. <o:p></o:p>You can find the updated documents at: <a href="https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-808">https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-808</a><o:p></o:p>Kind regards, Kevin Brennan Legal Counsel RIPE NCC</body></html>