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[GM] Reminder: Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Boris Duval 22 Apr '24

22 Apr '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a reminder that there is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Nominations will be accepted until Wednesday, 1 May 2024. There will be an election for two seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 22 May 2024. Each seat is for a three-year term. The election is to fill the seats currently held by Piotr Strzyżewski and Job Snijders whose terms expire in May 2024. The RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… All those considering standing for election to the board are advised to read this information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to nominate a candidate or support a nomination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the support of at least five RIPE NCC members, among other criteria. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to nominate a candidate or support a nomination. Nominations and support submissions should include the following information: – Your full name – Your email address – Your organisation – Your LIR RegID – Name of the person you wish to nominate/support – Email address of the nominee – Reason for nominating/supporting the person Nominations and support submissions must be submitted by 1 May 2024 following the requirements outlined in article 9.1 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. To make a nomination or support a candidate, you can fill out the nomination form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/agm-nomination/ To register to attend and vote in the GM, register at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Further information about the GM, including supporting documentation and the draft agenda, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2024 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at agm(a)ripe.net. Best regards, GM Organisation Team ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------------------------- 27 March: Invitation to register for GM and voting 27 March: Call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board 10 April: Draft Charging Scheme 2025 proposal published 24 April: All supporting documents for the GM published, including the Financial Report 2023 and the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 1 May: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board 8 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 8 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 8 May: GM Agenda finalised 15 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 22 May: Registration closes at 14:00 (UTC+2) 22 May: GM begins with main meeting at 16:00 (UTC+2) 24 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (UTC+2) ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts from the Articles of Association 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. Further, no later than two weeks before the General Meeting, the nominee shall need to submit: (a) a certified copy of their official identification document, (b) a signed statement in which they declare that they shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for candidates for the Executive Board as adopted by the Executive Board and published on the Association's website, and that they have never committed any fraud or other financial misconduct in any Jurisdiction, (c) a signed statement in which they declare that they are not: an employee of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; a significant shareholder of (i) a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder or (ii) an Affiliate of a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder, it being understood that both the nominee and the member of the Executive Board are regarded to be a significant shareholder if they jointly have a controlling interest in the company or an Affiliate of the company or if one of them has such a controlling interest; a significant shareholder with controlling interest of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; an employee of (i) a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest; a partner or an employee of a partnership in which a member of the Executive Board participates as a partner or works as an employee; a board member of another RIR, ICANN or ISOC; and a member of the ASO AC. Paragraphs (c) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this article do not apply with regards to members of the Executive Board whose term expires at the General Meeting in which the elections are held. (d) a signed statement in which they declare (1) the legal entity they are an employee of and the Affiliates of this legal entity, (2) the companies they are a significant shareholder of and the Affiliates of these companies and (3) the partnerships they are a member of or employee of.

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[GM] RIPE NCC Annual Report 2023 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2023 Published
by Hans Petter Holen 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2023 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2023 have now been published. Both of these reports are supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2024 and can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2024/documentation… The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2023 documents the activities of the RIPE NCC throughout last year. The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2023 details the financial activities of the RIPE NCC during the same period. We ask members to read these documents and provide feedback on the Members Discuss mailing list or during the GM itself. For more information about the GM, including the draft agenda with resolutions, visit: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2024 Onsite and online participation at the GM is available to all members, including webcast, live chat and electronic voting. Members can register for the GM quickly and easily via the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 174th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 10 Apr '24

10 Apr '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 174th meeting on 25 March 2024. The minutes are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2024/174th-executive-… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. ------------------------------- Main Items ------------------------------- - I gave a high-level update on developments since the last Board meeting, including completed and upcoming audits. - The Board discussed and agreed on three proposed options for the 2025 Charging Scheme. - The setting up and registration of a Limited Liability Company in the Dubai Free Zone, fully owned by the RIPE NCC in Amsterdam. - Simon-Jan Haytink, Chief Financial Officer, presented the financial report for February 2024 and the audited Financial Report 2023. - Fergal Cunningham, Head of Membership Engagement, presented the 2023 Annual Report and shared the draft agenda for the upcoming General Meeting. Other topics under discussion included: - A treasury status report - An update from the RIPE Chair on developments in the RIPE community - Selecting candidates for NomCom Chair for the selection of a new RIPE Chair Team - Amendments to the RIPE Database Acceptable Use Policy - Several topics on the resiliency of the Joint Internet Number Registry ------------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ------------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#172 and the minutes of EB#173 with the suggested amendment. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2023 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 options to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for members to vote on. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2023 and the publication of the document. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2024. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to select the following individuals to form the Code of Conduct (CoC) Team for the Executive Board elections taking place during the General Meeting (GM) May 2024: - Sebastian Becker - Dr. Omid Mahdi Ebadati - Nick Hilliard - Arnold Nipper - Cynthia Revström - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the “RIPE Database Acceptable Use Policy” Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 Proposals
by Simon-Jan Haytink 10 Apr '24

10 Apr '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, We can now share three draft charging scheme models for 2025 that the Executive Board approved with the following resolution at its meeting on 25 March 2024: The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 options to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for members to vote on. - Option A - Charging Scheme as is with 22.58% price increase for the annual contribution per LIR account (EUR 1,900) and a 0% price increase for Independent Internet number resource assignments* (EUR 50) - Option B - Charging Scheme as is with 20.97% price increase for the annual contribution per LIR account (EUR 1,875) and a 50% price increase for Independent Internet number resource assignments* (EUR 75) - Option C - Charging Scheme as is with 16.13% price increase for the annual contribution per LIR account (EUR 1,800), a 50% price increase for Independent Internet number resource assignments* (EUR 75) and a new AS Numbers fee of EUR 50 per assignment *Resources falling under this charge are IPv4 and IPv6 PI assignments; Anycast assignments; IPv4 and IPv6 IXP assignments; and Legacy IPv4 resource registrations through a sponsoring LIR. The full draft charging scheme models are available from the GM Documentation page: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2024/documentation… Although the proposed models are relatively simple, we provide a calculator where you can see exactly what you would pay under each of the proposed models: https://www.ripe.net/documents/3757/CS2025_Member_Calculator.xlsx The main considerations for the Executive Board in proposing these three models are: 1. The consolidation of LIR accounts, which means the burden to generate sufficient income must be met by fewer accounts 2. Increased costs due to inflation that were previously catered for by the large number of LIR accounts 3. Following the discussions last year and again this year, there appears to be no clear consensus among members on how a category-based model would work and the Board does not wish to put another category model forward at the upcoming GM that will be rejected by the members. Rather, the Board will propose a simple model that guarantees adequate funding for 2025 and 2026 - under this proposal, we expect there would be no need for a fee increase for 2026. The Board will work with the RIPE NCC on a more in-depth consultation with the members aimed at arriving at a sustainable solution for 2027 and beyond, possibly involving a new charging scheme task force. All three proposed models are designed to arrive at the same income of EUR 41.1 million for the RIPE NCC in 2025. This will cover all current services and activities, a 5% staff cost increase, a 2% inflation increase on all non-staff costs, and EUR 1 million for additional work relating to registry complexity and security projects aimed at ensuring the resilience of the Registry and the RIPE NCC more broadly. Any such additional work would be discussed with the membership during Activity Plan and Budget consultations and then need to be approved by the Board. This will also allow some leeway should more LIR accounts close than we expect. It’s important to note that the RIPE NCC aims for an income budget that will provide a surplus, and this means that should we meet our budgetary targets, a surplus can be returned to members in 2026 should they so wish. While the RIPE NCC continues to carry out cost-cutting efforts across the organisation, drastically reducing the budget at this time is not advisable due to the work that needs to be carried out, especially in relation to maintaining high-quality registry services and securing the registry and RIPE NCC systems. Cutting services or activities is not something the Board is planning to do, and such actions would take time and need full consultation with the membership. An overview of the activities and services that the membership fee covers is provided below this email. I also urge you to see the presentation we delivered at the charging scheme open house in March so that the full context of the situation and the financial landscape we face is clear to you. The slides are available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-charging-schem… Finally, I want to thank all those who have contributed to the consultation so far on the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025. The models we present here are draft and in two weeks we will announce the final proposal that members will vote on at the GM on 22-24 May. Please discuss the draft proposal on the members-discuss(a)ripe.net <mailto:members-discuss@ripe.net> list - any input received by 19 April can be incorporated if possible into the final models we propose. And make sure to register for the GM so that you can vote on the charging scheme that will apply for you and all members next year: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Simon-Jan Haytink Chief Financial Officer RIPE NCC Services and Activities Covered by the Member Fee - A trusted, efficient, accurate and resilient registry that guarantees uniqueness of resources held by members - Neutral information services uninfluenced by commercial or government interests that allow both the RIPE NCC and the community to carry out useful research into the Internet - Engagement activities, including RIPE and regional meetings, that build an active membership and community and that contribute to the overall good of the Internet - A voice and influence for the membership in key decision-making fora, including with governments and regulators - Protection of the Joint Internet Number Registry as developed by the Internet community - Learning and development activities that help to address skills shortages and contribute to an educated membership - Support for the Policy Development Process (PDP) - An authoritative registry of routing information provided by RPKI and the RIPE Database - K-root and DNS services - A dedicated staff with considerable expertise contributing to all of the above

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[GM] Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Hans Petter Holen 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will be an election for two seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 22 May 2024. Each seat is for a three-year term. The election is to fill the seats currently held by Piotr Strzyżewski and Job Snijders whose terms expire in May 2024. The RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… All those considering standing for election to the board are advised to read this information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to nominate a candidate or support a nomination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the support of at least five RIPE NCC members, among other criteria. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to nominate a candidate or support a nomination. Nominations and support submissions should include the following information: – Your full name – Your email address – Your organisation – Your LIR RegID – Name of the person you wish to nominate/support – Email address of the nominee – Reason for nominating/supporting the person Nominations and support submissions must be submitted by 1 May 2024 following the requirements outlined in article 9.1 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. To make a nomination or support a candidate, you can fill out the nomination form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/agm-nomination/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team ------------------------------------------------------------------ The RIPE NCC Executive Board would like to thank those who volunteered for the Code of Conduct Team this year. The Board has selected the following people to form the Code of Conduct (CoC) Team for the Executive Board election: - Sebastian Becker - Nick Hilliard - Dr. Omid Mahdi Ebadati - Arnold Nipper - Cynthia Revström You can find the Executive Board Code of Conduct and related information at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2024/executive-boa… ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registering for the GM ------------------------------------------------------------------ To register to attend and vote in the GM, register at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active For more information about the GM, visit: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2024 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at agm(a)ripe.net. Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines 27 March: Invitation to register for GM and voting 27 March: Call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board 24 April: All supporting documents for the GM published, including the Financial Report 2023 and the Draft Charging Scheme 2025 1 May: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board 8 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 8 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 8 May: GM Agenda finalised 15 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 22 May: Registration closes at 14:00 (UTC+2) 22 May: GM begins with main meeting at 16:00 (UTC+2) 24 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (UTC+2) ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts from the Articles of Association 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. Further, no later than two weeks before the General Meeting, the nominee shall need to submit: (a) a certified copy of their official identification document, (b) a signed statement in which they declare that they shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for candidates for the Executive Board as adopted by the Executive Board and published on the Association's website, and that they have never committed any fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction, (c) a signed statement in which they declare that they are not: an employee of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; a significant shareholder of (i) a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder or (ii) an Affiliate of a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder, it being understood that both the nominee and the member of the Executive Board are regarded to be a significant shareholder if they jointly have a controlling interest in the company or an Affiliate of the company or if one of them has such a controlling interest; a significant shareholder with controlling interest of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; an employee of (i) a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest; a partner or an employee of a partnership in which a member of the Executive Board participates as a partner or works as an employee; a board member of another RIR, ICANN or ISOC; and a member of the ASO AC. Paragraphs (c) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this article do not apply with regards to members of the Executive Board whose term expires at the General Meeting in which the elections are held. (d) a signed statement in which they declare (1) the legal entity they are an employee of and the Affiliates of this legal entity, (2) the companies they are a significant shareholder of and the Affiliates of these companies and (3) the partnerships they are a member of or employee of.

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[GM] Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2024
by Hans Petter Holen 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2024. You can register to participate and vote at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for RIPE NCC Access account holders. If you have not enabled 2FA and you click the registration link, you will need to follow the instructions in an email sent to you by the RIPE NCC. Once enabled, you will be able to access the LIR portal to register. Registration will remain open until 14:00 (UTC+2) on the day of the GM, 22 May 2024. The GM will take place from 22-24 May at the Metropolo Hotel by Golden Tulip in Kraków adjacent to the RIPE 88 meeting. Members can participate remotely and follow the GM via livestream, participate via chat, and vote on resolutions and the Executive Board elections electronically. The GM provides members with an opportunity to discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC, with reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and Management. At the upcoming GM, members can vote on: - The Executive Board Election to fill the two seats currently filled by Piotr Strzyżewski and Job Snijders - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2023 - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 All supporting documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 24 April 2024. ------------------------------------------------------------- Voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------- How to Vote Registration to vote electronically at the GM is now open: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active If you wish to vote, you must register by 22 May 2024 at 14:00 (UTC+2). If you have not registered to vote by this deadline, you will *not* be able to vote. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised member contact or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill in the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 8 May 2024. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. You can find the proxy form at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2024/proxy-voting/ —- More information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2024 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The March 2024 Member Update is now available on our website. You can access it at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/member-update-march-2024/ This month’s update has an important message about billing for LIRs who have not yet paid their invoices. We will reach out to all contacts from LIRs with unpaid invoices later this week. Tomorrow, we’ll be deploying mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for all RIPE NCC Access accounts. And we’ll also be launching GM registration and opening the nominations for the Executive Board elections. Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[News] 2FA Mandatory on RIPE NCC Access accounts
by Felipe Victolla Silveira 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Dear colleagues, This week, two-factor authentication (2FA) will become mandatory on RIPE NCC Access accounts. If you have not already done so, enable 2FA on your account. For accounts that do not have two-factor authentication, when you try to log in from Wednesday 27 March, you will be prompted to check your inbox and follow the instructions in the email sent to you by the RIPE NCC. Once you have enabled 2FA, you can log in as you usually would. We will continue to improve the security and usability of RIPE NCC Access accounts over the next few months. Next week, I will also publish a RIPE Labs article explaining our roadmap and main improvements planned in more detail. We welcome your feedback and suggestions on which features are the most important for you on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group (ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net) mailing list. If you have any issues setting up 2FA on your account, please email ncc(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Technology Officer

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 28 Feb '24

28 Feb '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The February 2024 Member Update is now available on our website. You can access it at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/member-update-february-2024/ And the NCC Announce mailing list has now been removed from the LIR Portal. You can subscribe and unsubscribe from this list just as you would with any Mailman list. You can adjust your subscription settings at: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ncc-announce/ Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Invoice 2024 and Payment Extensions
by Simon-Jan Haytink 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC invoice for 2024 will be issued in the coming days. Invoices will be available in the LIR Portal and sent to all billing contacts (please ensure that your billing contact details are up to date). We ask all members to please follow the process as laid out in the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2024: https://www.ripe.net/membership/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-pro… Payment Extensions We have granted payment extensions to members in Ukraine for the past two years due to war taking place there and the difficulties some Ukrainian members have had in paying their invoices. For the 2024 invoicing period, we will apply the normal invoicing approach to all of our members including those in Ukraine. The majority of members in Ukraine have paid their invoices, so we expect that this will affect fewer than 100 members. We will email our Ukrainian members separately to explain this change. We are conscious that some members will still need payment extensions and we will provide these on a per-request basis to members in countries in our service region that are experiencing war in their country. This approach will help to ensure that members are not accumulating debts that might be difficult for them to pay in subsequent years. And it will allow the RIPE NCC to have a more sustainable income stream while accommodating those members who need an extension. To request an extension we ask that members fill out the form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/payment-extension-form/ Please note that because our billing reminders are automated, we will continue to send billing reminders even when an extension has been granted. If a payment extension has been granted, you should ignore these reminders. Kind regards, Simon Jan Haytink Chief Financial Officer RIPE NCC

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