Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that we have implemented the RIPE Policy Proposal 2023-03 “Voluntary Transfer Lock”. The new policy allows the holders of resources registered with the RIPE NCC to inform the RIPE NCC that certain resources must not be transferred for a certain amount of time. The archived policy proposal can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-03 The RIPE Document "Voluntary Transfer Lock" is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-806 The Request Form and Procedure are available at: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-transfers-and-mergers/volu... Kind regards, Angela Dall'Ara Policy Officer RIPE NCC