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[Draft] ICANN-RIR Relationship Agreement
9 April 2002
ICANN and RIR Relationship Agreement
ICANN and Regional Internet Registries
Table of contents
1 Definitions
2 Status of Parties and Scope of this Agreement
- 2.1 Administration of Numbering Resources
- 2.2 Recognition of the RIRs
- 2.3 Recognition of ICANN
- 2.4 Scope of this Agreement
3 Global Addressing Policies
- 3.1 Policy Baseline
- 3.2 Procedure for Revision of Policies
- 3.3 Compliance with Policies as Revised
4 Provision of Numbering Resources
5 Financial Contributions
- 5.1 Financial Contributions for Base Years by the Recognized RIRs to ICANN
- 5.2 Time of Payment for Financial Contributions for Base Years
- 5.3 Subsequent Annual Financial Contributions
- 5.4 ICANN Budgetary Process: Adjusting the Annual Financial Contribution
- 5.5 Adjusting the Relative Shares of the Recognized RIRs' Financial Contribution
- 5.6 Suspension of Payment Obligations upon ICANN Breach
- 5.7 Acknowledgments and Warranties
6 Other Aspects of the Recognized RIR-ICANN Relationship
- 6.1 Recognized RIRs' Rights
- 6.2 Revisions to the Recognized RIRs'Geographical Areas of Responsibility
- 6.3 Other Limitations on ICANN ActionsAffecting Recognized RIRs
7 Resolution of Disputes
- 7.1 Consensual Dispute Resolution
- 7.2 Arbitration of Disputes
8 Governing Law
9 Term, Renewal, and Review
10 Survival
11 Miscellaneous
- 11.1 Notices
- 11.2 Successors and Assigns
- 11.3 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
- 11.4 Addenda
- 11.5 Effectiveness and Amendment
12. No Liability for Other Parties' Actions
Addenda
- APNIC-ICANN
- ARIN-ICANN
- RIPE NCC-ICANN
Annex 1
Annex 2
This ICANN and RIR Relationship Agreement ("Agreement")
is made on [date to be inserted] between the following Parties:
1. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
A California non-profit public-benefit corporation, with a principal
place of business at 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330, Marina del Rey, California
90292-6610 USA.
Phone: +1 310 823-9358
Facsimile: +1 310 823-8649
Email: ceo@icann.org
(ICANN)
2. American Registry For Internet Numbers, Ltd.
A Virginia non-profit corporation approved as a Section 501(c)(6)
organization exempt from federal income tax, with a principal place of
business at 3635 Concorde Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, Virginia 20151
USA
Phone: +1 703 227-9840
Facsimile: +1 703-263-0111
Email: arin@arin.net
(ARIN)
3. Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
An Australian non-profit company, registered with (Australian Business
Number) ABN 42 081 528 010, and a principal place of business at Level
1, 33 Park Road, Milton, Brisbane 4064, Australia,
Phone: +61 7 3858 3100
Facsimile: +61 7 3858 3199
Email: dg@apnic.net
(APNIC)
4. Réseaux Internet Protocol Européens Network Coordination
Centre
A non-profit membership association, registered under Dutch law with the
Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel), Amsterdam, Nr. 40539632, with
the principal place of business at Singel 258,
1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
Phone: +31 20 535 4444,
Facsimile: +31 20 535 4445,
Email: ncc@ripe.net
(RIPE NCC)
The Parties agree as follows:
1 Definitions
In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Addendum means the required Recognized RIR-ICANN Addendum to this
Agreement that must be entered into by each Recognized RIR contemporaneously
with its entry into this Agreement, which may be amended from time to
time as is described in this Agreement. This Agreement and Addenda shall
not be effective until executed by each person authorized to sign this
Agreement and Addenda on behalf of ICANN and each Recognized RIR.
Arbitration Location means means Bermuda, or such other location
as is agreed by all Parties to any arbitration under Section
7.2 of this Agreement.
Arbitration Rules means the version of the Rules of Arbitration
of the International Chamber of Commerce in force as of 1 January 1998.
ASO means the Address Supporting Organization established pursuant
to ICANN's bylaws and the ASO MOU.
ASO MOU means the Address Supporting Organization Memorandum of
Understanding, originally entered by ICANN, APNIC, ARIN, and RIPE NCC
on October 18, 1999, and including Amendment 1 entered by those parties
on October 12, 2000, but excluding amendments subsequent to this Agreement.
Financial Contribution means the aggregate annual payment made
under this Agreement by all Recognized RIRs to ICANN. This payment may
be adjusted annually pursuant to Section 5.
Geographical Area of Responsibility means a Recognized RIR's geographic
area of responsibility as of the Effective Date of this Agreement and
as set forth in the Addendum and which may be changed only in accordance
with the procedure described in Section 6.2 of this
Agreement.
Global Addressing Policy means a policy within the area assigned
for policy development to the ASO according to Section 4(b) of the ASO
MOU.
Initial Term means a term of 4 years from the date of this Agreement.
Numbering Resources means Internet Protocol Address Space, including
IPv4, IPv6, IP address reverse lookup (e.g. in-addr.arpa for IPv4 and
the similar domain for IPv6), and related identifiers used in Internet
inter-domain routing, including autonomous system numbers and legacy address
space within the Recognized RIRs' geographical areas of responsibility.
Parties means entities (including ICANN) as to which the ASO MOU
and this Agreement are in effect.
Recognized RIR means an entity (other than ICANN) as to which
the ASO MOU and this Agreement are in effect.
Renewal Terms means means terms of renewal of this Agreement each
consisting of 3 years.
2 Status of Parties and Scope of this Agreement
2.1 Administration of Numbering Resources
(a) The Parties acknowledge that the Numbering Resources are to be managed
for the use and benefit of present and future operators and users of the
Internet. Since certain Numbering Resources and their usage are limited
by technology, the Parties or their predecessors have since 1991 co-operated
to coordinate the provision of Numbering Resources to operators and users
of the Internet in support of present Internet operations and the future
development of the Internet. The Parties agree that this coordination
should be done in an open and transparent manner involving as little cost
as possible for the operators and users.
(b) The Parties recognize that they share a responsibilty to facilitate
continued management of Numbering Resources in the event that any Party
becomes unable to carry out its role under this Agreement. (See Sections
2.2 and 2.3.) In the event of any such inability,
all Parties will cooperate to provide continuity of service with minimal
disruption.
2.2 Recognition of the RIRs
The Parties acknowledge that each of the Recognized RIRs is, and throughout
the term of this Agreement shall remain, the entity responsible for allocation
and assignment of Numbering Resources as well as facilitating development
of policies for their Geographical Area of Responsibility.
The Parties further acknowledge that the Recognized RIRs derive their
authority from the Recognized RIRs' members and other participating parties
in their Geographical Area of Responsibility.
2.3 Recognition of ICANN
The Parties acknowledge that ICANN is, and throughout the term of this
Agreement shall remain, the Internet coordination entity globally responsible
for, among other things, overall oversight of the management of Numbering
Resource spaces.
2.4 Scope of this Agreement
The scope of this Agreement is limited to describing certain terms and
conditions of the relationship among the Parties. Other documents may
be mutually agreed to among the Parties that describe other aspects of
their relationship, including operational activities and procedures. Amendments
to this Agreement may be made only according to Section
11.5(b).
3 Global Addressing Policies
3.1 Policy Baseline
The Parties acknowledge that current Global Addressing Policies exist
from documented policies issued before the date of this Agreement, such
as Requests for Comments (including BCP 12 and RFC 2450) and ICP-2 ("Criteria
for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries").
3.2 Procedure for Revision of Policies
(a) The Parties also acknowledge that Global Addressing Policies are
subject to revision and supplementation to reflect evolution of the Internet
and of the bodies responsible for its technical coordination. The Parties
hereby reaffirm their support for the process set forth in the ASO MOU
as the appropriate framework for employing the consensus-based policy-formulation
processes of the Recognized RIRs and ICANN in an integrated way to revise
and supplement Global Addressing Policies.
(b) The Parties pledge to support the process for formulation of Global
Addressing Policies set forth in the ASO MOU during the term of this Agreement.
(c) To the extent the ASO MOU and this Agreement are in conflict: (1)
with respect to the process for establishment or revision of Global Addressing
Policies during the term of this Agreement, the ASO MOU would take precedence
in construing such documents and (2) with respect to all other matters,
including the compliance with Global Addressing Policies required by Section
3.3, this Agreement would take precedence in construing such documents.
3.3 Compliance with Policies as Revised
(a) During the term of this Agreement, ICANN will comply with Global
Addressing Policies, including revisions of those policies that are recommended
by the ASO Address Council and adopted by the ICANN Board in compliance
with Section 3.2.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, the Recognized RIRs will comply
with Global Addressing Policies, including revisions of those policies
that are recommended by the ASO Address Council and adopted by the ICANN
Board in compliance with Section 3.2.
(c) The Recognized RIRs shall be afforded at least one-hundred twenty
days after receiving notice of any addition to or revision of Global Addressing
Policies in which to comply with the additional or revised policies, unless
the ICANN Board reasonably determines, with notice to the Recognized RIRs,
that a shorter period is feasible to implement and is required by the
urgency of the matter.
4 Provision of Numbering Resources
(a) Within fifteen (15) business days after a Recognized RIR sends to
ICANN a written request for allocation of Numbering Resources, ICANN must
either:
(1) allocate the requested Numbering Resources to the Recognized RIR;
or
(2) provide the Recognized RIR in writing (which may be transmitted
simply by e-mail):
(A) an explanation of why it has not allocated Numbering Resources
as requested; and
(B) a statement of conditions under which it is willing to allocate
some or all of the requested Numbering Resources; and
(C) an identification of additional information (if any) the Recognized
RIR is requested to supply in connection with ICANN's further consideration
of the request.
(b) ICANN will allocate Numbering Resources to the Recognized RIR, to
the extent they are available for allocation, according to Global Addressing
Policies, including revisions of those policies that are recommended by
the ASO Address Council and adopted by the ICANN Board in compliance with
Section 3.2.
(c) If the Recognized RIR believes that ICANN has failed to allocate
Numbering Resources it has requested in violation of this Agreement, then
the Recognized RIR may within thirty days (30) invoke the Resolution of
Disputes procedures under Section 7.
(d) During any such dispute ICANN will supply the Recognized RIR with
interim Numbering Resources, notwithstanding the dispute, according to
any Global Addressing Policy on that topic that is adopted under Section
3.2. By supplying such Numbering Resources during the dispute the
position of the Parties will not be compromised.
5 Financial Contributions
5.1 Financial Contributions for Base Years by the Recognized RIRs to ICANN
Each Recognized RIR will pay ICANN, pursuant to the time schedule set
forth in Section 5.2, its proportional share of the
Financial Contribution as established in the Addendum, which aggregate
amount will total US$428,000.00 for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June
2000, US$428,000.00 for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, and US$496,000
for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.
5.2 Time of Payment for Financial Contributions for Base Years
During the period from the signing of this Agreement until June 30, 2002,
ICANN will bill each Recognized RIR its proportional share of the Financial
Contribution quarterly in arrears and the Recognized RIR will pay within
one month.
Any payments which refer to quarters ending before the making of this
Agreement will be billed immediately upon signing and paid within one
month.
5.3 Subsequent Annual Financial Contributions
During the term of this Agreement, in subsequent years ending on June
30, ICANN will bill each Recognized RIR its share of the aggregate annual
Financial Contribution quarterly in arrears and the Recognized RIR will
pay within one month.
5.4 ICANN Budgetary Process: Adjusting the Annual Financial Contribution
(a) The amount of annual Financial Contribution shall be determined,
subject to the limitations of Section 5.4(b) below,
in the annual ICANN budget process. ICANN shall give the Recognized RIRs
a formal role in the process, as follows:
(1) The budget initially proposed by the President of ICANN in the
budget process will be directly transmitted via email to the Recognized
RIRs for review and comment, with at least thirty days for study and
response.
(2) After the time for responses, an in-person or telephonic meeting
will be convened, with invited participation of the Recognized RIRs
directly contributing the funds to ICANN's cost-recovery program (including
the Recognized RIRs as a group represented), to review the proposed
budget in detail and to seek consensus on areas of controversy.
(3) The Recognized RIRs will be given a semi-annual update on ICANN's
financial situation, including figures showing the degree to which ICANN's
revenues are exceeding or falling short of the approved budget.
(b) Any adjustment to the annual Financial Contribution may only be made
in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) Any adjustment that would result in the Financial Contribution
(in the aggregate among all Recognized RIRs) being more than 15% over
the prior year's Financial Contribution or more than 25% over the Financial
Contribution from three years earlier must be expressly approved by
Recognized RIRs which collectively paid two-thirds of the Financial
Contribution in the prior year.
(2) Any upward adjustment to the Financial Contribution shall be specifically
approved by the ICANN Board, according to the procedures of Article
III, Section 3(b) of ICANN's Bylaws as written as of the date of this
Agreement.
5.5 Adjusting the Relative Shares of the Recognized RIRs Financial Contribution
(a) As of the beginning of any ICANN financial year, the Recognized RIRs
have the right to agree amongst themselves in writing to shift their respective
relative shares of their Financial Contribution. If the Recognized RIRs
so agree, the Recognized RIRs shall send a mutually signed written notice
of their agreement to ICANN before ICANN's sending of the first bill affected
by the agreement. The adjusted relative shares of the Recognized RIRs
Financial Contribution shall have a sum total of 100%. ICANN can object
to such reallocation, specifying in writing its concerns. The Recognized
RIRs shall evaluate such concerns.
(b) In the event that an RIR is added as a Party to this Agreement, then
beginning in the next ICANN financial year its share of the Financial
Contribution and that of any Recognized RIR having its Geographic Area
of Responsibility affected by the addition shall be as established by
any written agreement between or among the added Recognized RIR and the
affected pre-existing Recognized RIR(s) or, in the absence of such an
agreement, by reallocating the Financial Contribution shares of the affected
pre-existing Recognized RIR(s) to the added Recognized RIR according to
the relative numbers of non-legacy IP addresses allocated to entities
within the adjusted Geographic Areas of Responsibility.
(c) In the event that a Recognized RIR is deleted as a Party to this
Agreement, then the shares of the remaining Recognized RIRs shall be increased
proportionately so that their sum total is 100%, subject to readjustment
by Recognized RIR agreement under Section 5.5(a).
5.6 Suspension of Payment Obligations Upon ICANN Breach
If ICANN breaches this Agreement, the affected Recognized RIR's duty
to pay any amounts under Section 5 shall be suspended
until ICANN remedies that breach.
5.7 Acknowledgments and Warranties
(a) ICANN:
(1) Acknowledges that each Recognized RIR only has an obligation to
pay ICANN the individual Recognized RIR's Financial Contribution; and
(2) Warrants that ICANN will use reasonable endeavors to obtain the
rest of the Financial Contribution in various percentages from the other
Recognized RIRs.
(b) In the event ICANN has an unanticipated revenue shortfall or unanticipated
expense overrun the Recognized RIRs agree to participate in good faith
discussions among all significant Internet stakeholders about the means
for addressing the revenue shortfall or expense overrun, including additional
contributions by the various stakeholders to ICANN.
6 Other Aspects of the Recognized RIR-ICANN Relationship
6.1 Recognized RIRs' Rights
Except as otherwise required by this Agreement, each Recognized RIR has
the right to:
(a) Manage and exercise sole control over its relationship with its members;
(b) Participate in formal or informal supporting organizations or groups
of Recognized RIRs, including but not limited to the ASO;
(c) Act in accordance with its Internet Protocol allocation/assignment
guidelines (as they exist from time to time); and,
(d) Serve the interests of its members.
6.2 Revisions to the Recognized RIRs' Geographical Areas of Responsibility
The Parties acknowledge that ICANN has the authority to develop requirements
and policies for the approval of additional Recognized RIRs provided that
all of the following criteria are satisfied:
(a) The proposed new Recognized RIR is approved in accordance with Section
3.3(a) of this Agreement and Section 9 of the ASO MOU; and,
(b) The proposed new Recognized RIR agrees in writing to be bound by
the terms of the ASO MOU and this Agreement, including an Addendum that
shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section
11.4 of this Agreement. The Recognized RIRs' shares of Financial Contributions
shall be reallocated according to Section 5.5(b) and Geographical Areas
of Responsibility shall be reallocated according to Global Addressing
Policies.
6.3 Other Limitations on ICANN Actions Affecting Recognized RIRs
With respect to all matters that impact the rights, obligations, or role
of any recognized RIR, ICANN shall during the term of this Agreement:
(a) Exercise its responsibilities in an open and transparent manner;
(b) Not apply standards, policies, procedures or practices arbitrarily,
unjustifiably, or inequitably and not single out the Recognized RIR for
disparate treatment unless justified by substantial and reasonable cause;
(c) Ensure, through its reconsideration and independent review policies,
adequate appeal procedures for the Recognized RIR, to the extent the Recognized
RIR is adversely affected by ICANN standards, policies, procedures or
practices;
(d) Not act as a Internet Protocol Address Registry in competition with
the Recognized RIR;
(e) Except as permitted by Global Addressing Policies (in which case
ICANN shall first consult with the RIRs according to those policies) or
in conformity with Annex 2 to this Agreement, not
allocate or authorize allocation of Numbering Resources to any entity
within an Recognized RIR's Geographical Area of Responsibility other than
the Recognized RIR itself; and
(f) Not transfer any of its rights or authority regarding Numbering Resources
to any other organization except in accordance with a Global Addressing
Policy.
7 Resolution of Disputes
7.1 Consensual Dispute Resolution
Any dispute between the Parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
whether arising before or after termination of this Agreement, shall,
include the following steps:
(a) An aggrieved party must set out the dispute in writing ("Dispute
Notice") and deliver it to the other party to the dispute, with a
copy to all other signatories to this Agreement. This notice must be delivered
within thirty (30) days after the aggrieved party learns, or with reasonable
efforts should have learned, of the cause for dispute.
(b) The party who has received a Dispute Notice pursuant to Section
7.2(a) must send a written response to the party that sent the Dispute
Notice, with a copy to all other signatories to this Agreement, within
thirty (30) days after receiving the Dispute Notice.
(c) The Parties must negotiate in good faith and use reasonable endeavors
to resolve the dispute amicably beginning from the day that the party
receives the Dispute Notice and not to exceed ninety (90) days.
7.2 Arbitration of Disputes
(a) The Parties agree that, if any dispute arising in respect of this
Agreement cannot be resolved under Section 7.1 within
ninety (90) days after the Dispute Notice, then the dispute shall be referred,
at the election of any party, to arbitration. Notwithstanding the previous
sentence, and Section 7.1, nothing prevents a Party
to this agreement from immediately initiating arbitration while the provisions
of Section 7.1 are being complied with, and the resulting
arbitration may take place simultaneously with the requirements of Section
7.1, provided that the Arbitral Tribunal may suspend the arbitration
(with a tolling of timing requirements) to allow completion of the dispute-resolution
procedures of Section 7.1. All disputes arising out
of or in connection with the present Agreement shall be finally settled
under the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC's) Rules of Arbitration
by arbitrators appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the Rules
of Arbitration, or such other rules as all parties to the arbitration
agree in writing shall be utilized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disputes
about new or revised Global Addressing Policies shall not be subject to
arbitration under this Agreement. The Parties to this Agreement will carry
out arbitrations subject to the following provisions:
(1) There shall be three arbitrators, selected as follows:
(A) When there are only two parties to an arbitration, the arbitrators
shall be chosen according to Article 8(4) of the Arbitration Rules;
and
(B) When a party intervenes into an arbitration, any arbitrators
who have been appointed or agreed shall continue their service. However,
if an arbitration involves more than two parties before arbitrators
have been appointed, the Secretariat of the Court shall provide a
list of potential arbitrators that exceeds the number of parties to
the arbitration (including intervening parties) by three. The ICC
Court shall place on the list arbitrators who have Internet, technical,
and/or judicial backgrounds. Each party will be able to strike arbitrator
candidates in order so that, after all the parties to the arbitration
have exercised their strikes, three arbitrators remain on the list
and will constitute the Arbitral Tribunal. If ICANN is a party to
the arbitration, it will be given the last strike. The members of
the Arbitral Tribunal shall elect its chairman;
(2) All arbitrators shall be independent and not have a conflict of
interest;
(3) The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration
Rules, except to the extent that the Arbitration Rules are supplemented
by the terms of this Agreement;
(4) The arbitration shall take place in the Arbitration Location;
(5) The language of the arbitration will be English;
(6) The arbitrators shall make a decision based upon the Parties' rights
and obligations under this Agreement and any rules and principles of
Governing Law (see Section 8);
(7) The arbitration will be completed and an award shall be rendered
within one-hundred twenty (120) days after the sooner of (a) the last
signature by a Party or the Arbitration Tribunal to the Terms of Reference
or (b) notification of the Parties that the Terms of Reference have
been approved by the Court;
(8) A decision of a majority of the arbitrators will be final and binding
on the disputing Parties; and
(9) Costs of the arbitration shall be allocated between or among the
parties to the arbitration according to the Arbitration Rules, provided
that in all events each party shall bear its own attorneys' fees in
connection with the arbitration.
(b) Any party to an arbitration shall have the right to institute litigation
in a court to enforce an arbitration award under Section
7.2(a) of this Agreement. Such litigation may be filed in a court
located in the Arbitration Location, but the Parties shall also have the
right to enforce any judgment arising from such litigation in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Any Party to this Agreement shall have the right to seek, either
prior to the dispute being committed to arbitration under this Section
7 or during the pendency of an arbitration, temporary or preliminary injunctive
relief from a court for the purpose of preserving its rights pending completion
of arbitration proceedings, which shall not be a waiver of the arbitration
agreement in Section 7.2(a). Any court action under
this Section 7.2(c) shall occur in a court in the Arbitration
Location, subject to the right of the parties to a dispute to agree on
a different court.
(d) Except as provided in Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(c),
the Parties shall not pursue litigation against one another concerning
any dispute arising in respect of this Agreement.
(e) As all the Parties may have an economic and legal interest in the
findings of the Arbitral Tribunal, such Parties may participate in the
arbitration through intervention. Signatories to this Agreement may intervene
into the arbitration in the following way:
(1) Upon motion, a Party is required to make a showing that it has
an interest in the issues before the Arbitral Tribunal. Any motion shall
be made before the Terms of Reference are approved.
(2) Motions to intervene should be liberally granted and, if none of
the parties to the arbitration oppose the motion to intervene, the motion
should be granted as of right.
(3) An intervening party may participate in the arbitration as if it
were an original party.
(f) Each party and intervening party to the arbitration shall be given
the opportunity to file a final document with the Arbitral Tribunal before
the close of arbitration in support of its factual and legal contentions.
8. Governing Law
Issues of law arising in connection with the interpretation of this Agreement
shall be resolved by the rules of law determined by the conflict of laws
rules which the arbitration panel considers applicable; provided that
the validity, interpretation, and effect of acts of a Recognized RIR shall
be judged according to the laws of the jurisdiction under which it is
established (or incorporated) and the validity, interpretation, and effect
of acts of ICANN shall be judged according to the laws of the State of
California, USA.
9. Term, Renewal, and Review
(a) This Agreement shall remain in effect for the Initial Term and shall
be automatically renewed for additional Renewal Terms, unless a Party
provides written notice to the other Parties of its intention to not renew
the Agreement at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the
Initial Term or any Renewal Term. A termination by one Party does not
terminate this Agreement between or among the remaining Parties.
(b) A Party may leave the Agreement as follows:
(1) In case it does not renew this Agreement pursuant to Section
9(a); or
(2) In case an arbitration award determines that the Party failed to
perform its duties under this Agreement and the Party does not rectify
such failure within thirty (30) days after a subsequent written request
from another Party (In this case the other Party may send notice of
immediate termination of the first Party's participation in this Agreement.);
or
(3) The Party becomes bankrupt or insolvent; or
(4) According to Section 9(e); or
(5) In case the ICANN Board approves a new or revised Global Addressing
Policy that is not identical to a recommendation of the ASO Address
Council (either because there was no such recommendation or because
the recommendation differed from the adopted policy), any Recognized
RIR may elect to withdraw from this Agreement by giving the other Parties
written notice of its withdrawal. Upon the giving of that notice, the
obligation under Section 3.3(b) of the Recognized
RIR giving notice to comply with the new or revised Global Addressing
Policy shall be immediately suspended. The withdrawal shall become effective
ninety (90) days after the notice is given, during which period the
parties must negotiate in good faith and use reasonable efforts to resolve
their different positions regarding the new or revised Global Addressing
Policy.
In all five cases the departing Party shall retain the liabilities it
accrued before leaving the Agreement, but shall not otherwise have continuing
obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect
the validity of allocations or assignment of Numbering Resources made
during the term of this Agreement.
(d) No later than one hundred eighty (180) days before the end of the
Initial Term and any Renewal Term, the Parties must meet to:
(1) Review this Agreement;
(2) Discuss any changes proposed to the Agreement; and
(3) If agreed to by all of the Parties make appropriate amendments
to this Agreement.
(e) In the event that during the term of this Agreement any Party undertakes
changes to itself that any Party deems are inconsistent with continued
performance under this Agreement, then any Party may give written notice
to the other Parties promptly after learning of the change. Within sixty
(60) days after that notice, the Parties must meet to review the changes
and their effects on continued performance under this Agreement, to discuss
any amendments to the Agreement proposed in view of the changes, and if
agreed by all of the Parties to make appropriate amendments to this Agreement.
If, after consultations over a period of at least thirty (30) days, any
Party concludes that continued performance under this Agreement (as amended)
is not practical in view of the changes, then that Party may withdraw
from this Agreement by giving all other Parties sixty (60) days written
notice.
10 Survival
If this agreement is terminated or not renewed according to Section
9(b), Sections 1, 2.1, 2.4,
7, 8, 10, 11
shall survive.
11 Miscellaneous
11.1 Notices
(a) Whenever under this Agreement one Party is required or permitted
to give notice to another Party, such notice shall be deemed given:
(1) When delivered in hand and a receipt or other certification of
delivery is obtained, or
(2) When sent through the mails of a country postal service then as
set forth in Addendum of this Agreement or when sent by a reputable
courier service with package tracing capabilities sufficient to determine
that delivery has occurred, or
(3) When sent by electronic facsimile and e-mail and receipt is acknowledged
by the receiving Party.
(In the case of communications under Section 4(a), they
may be made by e-mail alone.)
(b) All notices must be in legible writing and in English addressed
as set forth below, unless that Party has given a notice of change of
address in writing.
(1) If to ICANN, addressed to:
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Attn: President
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
Marina del Rey, California 90292 USA
Telephone: 1/310/823_9358
Facsimile: 1/310/823_8649
E-mail: ceo@icann.org
(2) If to a Recognized RIR, then addressed as provided in the Addendum
to this Agreement signed by that Recognized RIR.
11.2 Successors and Assigns
This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party without the prior written
consent of the others, and any attempted unauthorized assignment will
be void. Notwithstanding this prohibition, in the event any Party changes
its jurisdiction of incorporation or tax status, this Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect.
11.3 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
This Agreement shall not be construed to create any obligation by either
ICANN or the Recognized RIRs to any nonparty to this Agreement, including
any entity applying for assignment of Numbering Resources.
11.4 Addenda
Each Recognized RIR and ICANN shall execute an Addendum to this Agreement.
Each of these Addenda shall include terms necessary to particularize the
relationship between the Parties by including such terms as: Geographic
Area of Responsibility, Financial Contributions for base years, and Notice
to the Recognized RIR.
11.5 Effectiveness and Amendment
(a) This Agreement and the Addenda shall not be deemed effective, final
or binding upon the Parties until executed by each person authorized to
sign this Agreement and the Addenda on behalf of ICANN and each Recognized
RIR. The Addenda and Annexes are incorporated by reference into and made
part of this Agreement. This Agreement and each Addendum may be executed
in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same document.
(b) This Agreement shall not be modified except in writing signed by
all of the Parties to this Agreement. Each Addendum shall not be modified
except in writing signed by both Parties to the Addendum.
12 No Liability for Other Parties' Actions
This Agreement does not constitute any of the Parties as a partner, joint
venture, agent, principal, or franchisee of any other Party. This Agreement
will in no way establish any responsibility or liability of any Party
(including any Recognized RIR) for any actions, or lack of action by any
other Party (including any other Recognized RIR).
Executed as an Agreement:
INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS
By: __________________________
M. Stuart Lynn
President and CEO
AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR INTERNET NUMBERS
By __________________________
Raymond A. Plzak
President and CEO
ASIA PACIFIC NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE
By :__________________________
Paul Wilson
Director General
RÉSEAUX INTERNET PROTOCOL EUROPÉENS NETWORK COORDINATION
CENTRE
By: __________________________
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
ADDENDUM
TO AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
INTERNET CORPORATION (ICANN)
AND
THE ASIA PACIFIC NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE (APNIC)
This Addendum is dated as of ___________________, 2002 by and between
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and APNIC.
This Addendum is intended to be incorporated into the Agreement between
ICANN and APNIC and made part thereof and shall be executed contemporaneously
with the ICANN and RIR Agreement. The purpose of this Addendum is to further
particularize the relationship between the Parties with respect to the
matters set forth herein below.
1 Definition
In this Addendum the following term shall have the following meaning:
Geographical Area of Responsibility means APNIC's Geographic Area
of Responsibility. As of the effective date of this Agreement it includes
the countries marked APNIC in Annex 1.
5 Financial Contributions
5.1 Financial Contributions for Base Years by the Recognized RIR to
ICANN
During the period from the signing of this Agreement until June 30, 2002,
APNIC will pay ICANN its proportional share of the financial contribution
amounting to a total of US$278,080, which accounts for fifteen percent
(15%) of the total Recognized RIR contribution of US$428,000.00 for the
ICANN financial year from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, twenty-one percent
(21%) of the total Recognized RIR contribution of US$428,000.00 for the
ICANN financial year from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, and twenty-five
percent (25%) of the total Recognized RIR contribution of US$496,000.00
for the ICANN financial year July 2001 to June 2002.
11 Miscellaneous
11.1 Notices
(b)(2) If to APNIC, addressed to:
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
Attn: Director General
Level 1, 33 Park Road
Milton, Brisbane 4064, Australia,
Phone: +61 7 3858 3100
Facsimile: +61 7 3858 3199
Email: dg@apnic.net
Executed as an Agreement:
INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS
By: __________________________
M. Stuart Lynn
President and CEO
ASIA PACIFIC NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE
By: __________________________
Paul Wilson
Director General
ADDENDUM
TO AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
INTERNET CORPORATION (ICANN)
AND
THE AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR INTERNET NUMBERS (ARIN)
This Addendum is dated as of ___________________, 2002 by and between
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and ARIN.
This Addendum is intended to be incorporated into the Agreement between
ICANN and ARIN and made part thereof and shall be executed contemporaneously
with the ICANN and RIR Agreement. The purpose of this Addendum is to further
particularize the relationship between the Parties with respect to the
matters set forth herein below.
1 Definition
In this Addendum the following term shall have the following meaning:
Geographical Area of Responsibility means ARIN's Geographic Area
of Responsibility. As of the effective date of this Agreement it includes
the countries marked ARIN in Annex 1.
5 Financial Contributions
5.1 Financial Contributions for Base Years by the Recognized RIR to
ICANN
During the period from the signing of this Agreement until June 30, 2002,
ARIN will pay ICANN its proportional share of the financial contribution
amounting to a total of US$486,040, which accounts for thirty-five percent
(35%) of the total Recognized RIR contribution of US$428,000.00 for the
ICANN financial year from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, thirty-eight percent
(38%) of the total Recognized RIR contribution of US$428,000.00 for the
ICANN financial year from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, and thirty-five
percent (35%) of the total Recognized RIR contribution of US$496,000.00
for the ICANN financial year July 2001 to June 2002.
11 Miscellaneous
11.1 Notices
(b)(2) If to ARIN, addressed to:
American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
Attn: President and CEO
3635 Concorde Parkway, Suite 200
Chantilly, Virginia 20151 USA
Phone: +1 703 227-9840
Facsimile: +1 703-263-0111
Email: arin@arin.net
Executed as an Agreement:
INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS
By: __________________________
M. Stuart Lynn
President and CEO
AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR INTERNET NUMBERS
By: __________________________
Raymond A. Plzak
President and CEO
ADDENDUM
TO AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
INTERNET CORPORATION (ICANN)
AND
RÉSEAUX INTERNET PROTOCOL EUROPÉENS NETWORK COORINATION
CENTRE (RIPE NCC)
This Addendum is dated as of ___________________, 2002 by and between
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and RIPE
NCC. This Addendum is intended to be incorporated into the Agreement between
ICANN and RIPE NCC and made part thereof and shall be executed contemporaneously
with the ICANN and RIR Agreement. The purpose of this Addendum is to further
particularize the relationship between the Parties with respect to the
matters set forth herein below.
1 Definition
In this Addendum the following term shall have the following meaning:
Geographical Area of Responsibility means RIPE NCC's Geographic Area
of Responsibility. As of the effective date of this Agreement it includes
the countries marked RIPE in Annex 1.
5 Financial Contributions
5.1 Financial Contributions for Base Years by the Recognized RIR to
ICANN
During the period from the signing of this Agreement until June 30, 2002,
RIPE NCC will pay ICANN its proportional share of the financial contribution
amounting to a total of US$587,880, which accounts for fifty percent (50%)
of the total Recognized RIR contribution of US$428,000.00 for the ICANN
financial year July 1999 to June 2000, forty-one percent (41%) of the
total Recognized RIR contribution of US$428,000.00 for the ICANN financial
year July 2000 to June 2001, and forty percent (40%) of the total Recognized
RIR contribution of US$496,000.00 for the ICANN financial year July 2001
to June 2002.
11 Miscellaneous
11.1 Notices
(b)(2) If to RIPE NCC, addressed to:
Réseaux Internet Protocol Européens Network Coordination
Centre
Attn: Managing Director
Singel 258
1016 AB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 20 535 4444,
Facsimile: +31 20 535 4445,
Email: ncc@ripe.net
Executed as an Agreement:
INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS
By: __________________________
M. Stuart Lynn
President and CEO
RÉSEAUX INTERNET PROTOCOL EUROPÉENS NETWORK COORDINATION
CENTRE
By: __________________________
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
Annex 1
The table below defines the geographical area of each Recognized RIR
on the date this Agreement is signed.
ARIN:
| ANGOLA |
AO |
AGO |
ARIN |
| ANGUILLA |
AI |
AIA |
ARIN |
| ANTARCTICA |
AQ |
ATA |
ARIN |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
AG |
ATG |
ARIN |
| ARGENTINA |
AR |
ARG |
ARIN |
| ARUBA |
AW |
ABW |
ARIN |
| BAHAMAS |
BS |
BHS |
ARIN |
| BARBADOS |
BB |
BRB |
ARIN |
| BELIZE |
BZ |
BLZ |
ARIN |
| BERMUDA |
BM |
BMU |
ARIN |
| BOLIVIA |
BO |
BOL |
ARIN |
| BOTSWANA |
BW |
BWA |
ARIN |
| BOUVET ISLAND |
BV |
BVT |
ARIN |
| BRAZIL |
BR |
BRA |
ARIN |
| BURUNDI |
BI |
BDI |
ARIN |
| CANADA |
CA |
CAN |
ARIN |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS |
KY |
CYM |
ARIN |
| CHILE |
CL |
CHL |
ARIN |
| COLOMBIA |
CO |
COL |
ARIN |
| CONGO |
CG |
COG |
ARIN |
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE |
CD |
COD |
ARIN |
| COSTA RICA |
CR |
CRI |
ARIN |
| CUBA |
CU |
CUB |
ARIN |
| DOMINICA |
DM |
DMA |
ARIN |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
DO |
DOM |
ARIN |
| ECUADOR |
EC |
ECU |
ARIN |
| EL SALVADOR |
SV |
SLV |
ARIN |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) |
FK |
FLK |
ARIN |
| FRENCH GUIANA |
GF |
GUF |
ARIN |
| GRENADA |
GD |
GRD |
ARIN |
| GUADELOUPE |
GP |
GLP |
ARIN |
| GUATEMALA |
GT |
GTM |
ARIN |
| GUYANA |
GY |
GUY |
ARIN |
| HAITI |
HT |
HTI |
ARIN |
| HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS |
HM |
HMD |
ARIN |
| HONDURAS |
HN |
HND |
ARIN |
| JAMAICA |
JM |
JAM |
ARIN |
| LESOTHO |
LS |
LSO |
ARIN |
| MALAWI |
MW |
MWI |
ARIN |
| MARTINIQUE |
MQ |
MTQ |
ARIN |
| MEXICO |
MX |
MEX |
ARIN |
| MOZAMBIQUE |
MZ |
MOZ |
ARIN |
| NAMIBIA |
NA |
NAM |
ARIN |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |
AN |
ANT |
ARIN |
| NICARAGUA |
NI |
NIC |
ARIN |
| PANAMA |
PA |
PAN |
ARIN |
| PARAGUAY |
PY |
PRY |
ARIN |
| PERU |
PE |
PER |
ARIN |
| PUERTO RICO |
PR |
PRI |
ARIN |
| RWANDA |
RW |
RWA |
ARIN |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
KN |
KNA |
ARIN |
| SAINT LUCIA |
LC |
LCA |
ARIN |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
VC |
VCT |
ARIN |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
ZA |
ZAF |
ARIN |
| SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS |
GS |
SGS |
ARIN |
| ST. HELENA |
SH |
SHN |
ARIN |
| ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON |
PM |
SPM |
ARIN |
| SURINAME |
SR |
SUR |
ARIN |
| SWAZILAND |
SZ |
SWZ |
ARIN |
| TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF |
TZ |
TZA |
ARIN |
| TRINIDAD> AND TOBAGO |
TT |
TTO |
ARIN |
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS |
TC |
TCA |
ARIN |
| UNITED STATES |
US |
USA |
ARIN |
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS |
UM |
UMI |
ARIN |
| URUGUAY |
UY |
URY |
ARIN |
| VENEZUELA |
VE |
VEN |
ARIN |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) |
VG |
VGB |
ARIN |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) |
VI |
VIR |
ARIN |
| ZAMBIA |
ZM |
ZMB |
ARIN |
| ZIMBABWE |
ZW |
ZWE |
ARIN |
APNIC:
| AFGHANISTAN |
AF |
AFG |
APNIC |
| AMERICAN SAMOA |
AS |
ASM |
APNIC |
| AUSTRALIA |
AU |
AUS |
APNIC |
| BANGLADESH |
BD |
BGD |
APNIC |
| BHUTAN |
BT |
BTN |
APNIC |
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY |
IO |
IOT |
APNIC |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
BN |
BRN |
APNIC |
| CAMBODIA |
KH |
KHM |
APNIC |
| CHINA |
CN |
CHN |
APNIC |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
CX |
CXR |
APNIC |
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS |
CC |
CCK |
APNIC |
| COMOROS |
KM |
COM |
APNIC |
| COOK ISLANDS |
CK |
COK |
APNIC |
| EAST TIMOR |
TP |
TMP |
APNIC |
| FIJI |
FJ |
FJI |
APNIC |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA |
PF |
PYF |
APNIC |
| FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES |
TF |
ATF |
APNIC |
| GUAM |
GU |
GUM |
APNIC |
| HONG KONG |
HK |
HKG |
APNIC |
| INDIA |
IN |
IND |
APNIC |
| INDONESIA |
ID |
IDN |
APNIC |
| JAPAN |
JP |
JPN |
APNIC |
| KIRIBATI |
KI |
KIR |
APNIC |
| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF |
KP |
PRK |
APNIC |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
KR |
KOR |
APNIC |
| LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
LA |
LAO |
APNIC |
| MACAU |
MO |
MAC |
APNIC |
| MADAGASCAR |
MG |
MDG |
APNIC |
| MALAYSIA |
MY |
MYS |
APNIC |
| MALDIVES |
MV |
MDV |
APNIC |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS |
MH |
MHL |
APNIC |
| MAURITIUS |
MU |
MUS |
APNIC |
| MAYOTTE |
YT |
MYT |
APNIC |
| MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF |
FM |
FSM |
APNIC |
| MONGOLIA |
MN |
MNG |
APNIC |
| MYANMAR |
MM |
MMR |
APNIC |
| NAURU |
NR |
NRU |
APNIC |
| NEPAL |
NP |
NPL |
APNIC |
| NEW CALEDONIA |
NC |
NCL |
APNIC |
| NEW ZEALAND |
NZ |
NZL |
APNIC |
| NIUE |
NU |
NIU |
APNIC |
| NORFOLK ISLAND |
NF |
NFK |
APNIC |
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |
MP |
MNP |
APNIC |
| PAKISTAN |
PK |
PAK |
APNIC |
| PALAU |
PW |
PLW |
APNIC |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
PG |
PNG |
APNIC |
| PHILIPPINES |
PH |
PHL |
APNIC |
| PITCAIRN |
PN |
PCN |
APNIC |
| REUNION |
RE |
REU |
APNIC |
| SAMOA |
WS |
WSM |
APNIC |
| SEYCHELLES |
SC |
SYC |
APNIC |
| SINGAPORE |
SG |
SGP |
APNIC |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS |
SB |
SLB |
APNIC |
| SRI LANKA |
LK |
LKA |
APNIC |
| TAIWAN |
TW |
TWN |
APNIC |
| THAILAND |
TH |
THA |
APNIC |
| TOKELAU |
TK |
TKL |
APNIC |
| TONGA |
TO |
TON |
APNIC |
| TUVALU |
TV |
TUV |
APNIC |
| VANUATU |
VU |
VUT |
APNIC |
| VIET NAM |
VN |
VNM |
APNIC |
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS |
WF |
WLF |
APNIC |
RIPE NCC:
| ALBANIA |
AL |
ALB |
RIPE |
| ALGERIA |
DZ |
DZA |
RIPE |
| ANDORRA |
AD |
AND |
RIPE |
| ARMENIA |
AM |
ARM |
RIPE |
| AUSTRIA |
AT |
AUT |
RIPE |
| AZERBAIJAN |
AZ |
AZE |
RIPE |
| BAHRAIN |
BH |
BHR |
RIPE |
| BELARUS |
BY |
BLR |
RIPE |
| BELGIUM |
BE |
BEL |
RIPE |
| BENIN |
BJ |
BEN |
RIPE |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA |
BA |
BIH |
RIPE |
| BULGARIA |
BG |
BGR |
RIPE |
| BURKINA FASO |
BF |
BFA |
RIPE |
| CAMEROON |
CM |
CMR |
RIPE |
| CAPE VERDE |
CV |
CPV |
RIPE |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
CF |
CAF |
RIPE |
| CHAD |
TD |
TCD |
RIPE |
| COTE D'IVOIRE |
CI |
CIV |
RIPE |
| CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) |
HR |
HRV |
RIPE |
| CYPRUS |
CY |
CYP |
RIPE |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
CZ |
CZE |
RIPE |
| DENMARK |
DK |
DNK |
RIPE |
| DJIBOUTI |
DJ |
DJI |
RIPE |
| EGYPT |
EG |
EGY |
RIPE |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
GQ |
GNQ |
RIPE |
| ERITREA |
ER |
ERI |
RIPE |
| ESTONIA |
EE |
EST |
RIPE |
| ETHIOPIA |
ET |
ETH |
RIPE |
| FAROE ISLANDS |
FO |
FRO |
RIPE |
| FINLAND |
FI |
FIN |
RIPE |
| FRANCE |
FR |
FRA |
RIPE |
| GABON |
GA |
GAB |
RIPE |
| GAMBIA |
GM |
GMB |
RIPE |
| GEORGIA |
GE |
GEO |
RIPE |
| GERMANY |
DE |
DEU |
RIPE |
| GHANA |
GH |
GHA |
RIPE |
| GIBRALTAR |
GI |
GIB |
RIPE |
| GREECE |
GR |
GRC |
RIPE |
| GREENLAND |
GL |
GRL |
RIPE |
| GUINEA |
GN |
GIN |
RIPE |
| GUINEA-BISSAU |
GW |
GNB |
RIPE |
| HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) |
VA |
VAT |
RIPE |
| HUNGARY |
HU |
HUN |
RIPE |
| ICELAND |
IS |
ISL |
RIPE |
| IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) |
IR |
IRN |
RIPE |
| IRAQ |
IQ |
IRQ |
RIPE |
| IRELAND |
IE |
IRL |
RIPE |
| ISRAEL |
IL |
ISR |
RIPE |
| ITALY |
IT |
ITA |
RIPE |
| JORDAN |
JO |
JOR |
RIPE |
| KAZAKHSTAN |
KZ |
KAZ |
RIPE |
| KENYA |
KE |
KEN |
RIPE |
| KUWAIT |
KW |
KWT |
RIPE |
| KYRGYZSTAN |
KG |
KGZ |
RIPE |
| LATVIA |
LV |
LVA |
RIPE |
| LEBANON |
LB |
LBN |
RIPE |
| LIBERIA |
LR |
LBR |
RIPE |
| LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA |
LY |
LBY |
RIPE |
| LIECHTENSTEIN |
LI |
LIE |
RIPE |
| LITHUANIA |
LT |
LTU |
RIPE |
| LUXEMBOURG |
LU |
LUX |
RIPE |
| MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF |
MK |
MKD |
RIPE |
| MALI |
ML |
MLI |
RIPE |
| MALTA |
MT |
MLT |
RIPE |
| MAURITANIA |
MR |
MRT |
RIPE |
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF |
MD |
MDA |
RIPE |
| MONACO |
MC |
MCO |
RIPE |
| MONTSERRAT |
MS |
MSR |
RIPE |
| MOROCCO |
MA |
MAR |
RIPE |
| NETHERLANDS |
NL |
NLD |
RIPE |
| NIGER |
NE |
NER |
RIPE |
| NIGERIA |
NG |
NGA |
RIPE |
| NORWAY |
NO |
NOR |
RIPE |
| OMAN |
OM |
OMN |
RIPE |
| PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED |
PS |
PSE |
RIPE |
| POLAND |
PL |
POL |
RIPE |
| PORTUGAL |
PT |
PRT |
RIPE |
| QATAR |
QA |
QAT |
RIPE |
| ROMANIA |
RO |
ROM |
RIPE |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
RU |
RUS |
RIPE |
| SAN MARINO |
SM |
SMR |
RIPE |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
ST |
STP |
RIPE |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
SA |
SAU |
RIPE |
| SENEGAL |
SN |
SEN |
RIPE |
| SIERRA LEONE |
SL |
SLE |
RIPE |
| SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic) |
SK |
SVK |
RIPE |
| SLOVENIA |
SI |
SVN |
RIPE |
| SOMALIA |
SO |
SOM |
RIPE |
| SPAIN |
ES |
ESP |
RIPE |
| SUDAN |
SD |
SDN |
RIPE |
| SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS |
SJ |
SJM |
RIPE |
| SWEDEN |
SE |
SWE |
RIPE |
| SWITZERLAND |
CH |
CHE |
RIPE |
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
SY |
SYR |
RIPE |
| TAJIKISTAN |
TJ |
TJK |
RIPE |
| TOGO |
TG |
TGO |
RIPE |
| TUNISIA |
TN |
TUN |
RIPE |
| TURKEY |
TR |
TUR |
RIPE |
| TURKMENISTAN |
TM |
TKM |
RIPE |
| UGANDA |
UG |
UGA |
RIPE |
| UKRAINE |
UA |
UKR |
RIPE |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
AE |
ARE |
RIPE |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
GB |
GBR |
RIPE |
| UZBEKISTAN |
UZ |
UZB |
RIPE |
| WESTERN SAHARA |
EH |
ESH |
RIPE |
| YEMEN |
YE |
YEM |
RIPE |
| YUGOSLAVIA |
YU |
YUG |
RIPE |
Annex 2
This annex describes the procedures between the Recognized RIRs and ICANN
for the allocation and assignment of Numbering Resources that are covered
by the Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF) of 10 March 2000, and specifically IPv4 addresses, IPv6
addresses, and AS numbers used to support IETF standardization activities
where an RFC calls for the IANA to assign a Numbering Resource for a particular
use in common by all Internet users or by a defined type of Internet user,
and that are not assigned to specific persons or entities.
Numbering Resources for IETF Needs
Background. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (the IANA)
performs functions related to assignment of unique parameter values for
protocols used on the Internet. By various arrangements, ICANN operates
the IANA.
One of those arrangements is the 10 March 2000 Memorandum of Understanding
between ICANN and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) <http://www.icann.org/general/ietf-icann-mou-01mar00.htm>,
under which ICANN has agreed to cause the IANA to comply, for protocols
within IETF's scope, with specified requirements. A primary requirement
is included in Section 4.1 of the MoU, which states in part:
4.1 The IANA will assign and register Internet protocol parameters
only as directed by the criteria and procedures specified in RFCs, including
Proposed, Draft and full Internet Standards and Best Current Practice
documents, and any other RFC that calls for IANA assignment. If they
are not so specified, or in case of ambiguity, IANA will continue to
assign and register Internet protocol parameters that have traditionally
been registered by IANA, following past and current practice for such
assignments, unless otherwise directed by the IESG.
Assignments within the MoU's scope, in general, are those within registries
"created by IETF or IRTF action". Under the MoU, however, in
Section 4.3 the IETF recognizes that allocations and assignments of IP
address blocks to users on the Internet generally involve "policy
issues" that are outside the scope of that MoU. This exception, however,
does not include certain technical and experimental uses.
Purpose of this Annex. Continued expansion and evolution of the
Internet requires robust standardization activities through the IETF.
As new applications and operations are introduced to the Internet, in
many cases the public interest will be served by standardization of those
activities. A (small) portion of the standards will be facilitated by
assignment of Numbering Resources (IP addresses and autonomous system
numbers) for use according to the standard. ICANN and the RIRs wish to
ensure continued support in appropriate ways of the IETF's standardization
activities by making needed Numbering Resources available for new standardization
activities.
Qualifying Requests. Numbering Resources (IP addresses and autonomous
system numbers) will be assigned according to this annex to support IETF
standardization activities where an RFC (including Proposed, Draft and
full Internet Standards and Best Current Practice documents) calls for
the IANA to assign a Numbering Resource for a particular use in common
by all Internet users or by a defined type of Internet user. This annex
does not apply to assignments of Numbering Resources to specific persons
or entities.
Procedures for Assignments. The Recognized RIRs among themselves
will agree to a single contact ("RIR Contact") for this purpose,
to be communicated to the IANA within 30 days of this Agreement being
signed. From time to time during the term of this Agreement, all Recognized
RIRs may agree a change in the RIR Contact, which they will communicate
to the IANA.
The IANA will allocate appropriate blocks of Numbering Resources for
use by the RIR Contact for the purpose of this annex.
Before publication of the RFC, the IANA will be responsible for coordinating
with the RFC Editor, the IESG, and the IAB to determine the specifics
(e.g., size, routability) of the Numbering Resource(s). Once that is determined:
(a) The IANA will advise RIR Contact of the need to assign the Numbering
Resource(s) and of its (their) specifics. The IANA will send an e-mail
invitation to RIR Contact requesting suitable Numbering Resource(s) to
meet the specifics.
(b) The IANA and the RIR Contact will consult with each other to meet
the requirement for assignment. Numbering Resources assigned by the RIR
contact according to this process will be recorded in the records of the
RIRs. The IANA will be responsible for advising the RFC Editor, IESG,
and IAB, as appropriate, of the particulars of the Numbering Resource
being assigned.
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