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Service Agreement
Document: ripe-172 (Please do not use this version)
Obsoleted by : ripe-191
Registry ID _____________________
The undersigned:
Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre, an
association organised and existing under the laws of
the Netherlands, with registered offices in Amster-
dam,
represented by
the General Manager (hereinafter: "RIPE NCC");
and
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represented by
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(hereinafter: "Contributor").
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Whereas:
* RIPE NCC has, as Regional Internet Registry
(RIR), the authority to delegate Internet Pro-
tocol (IP) numbers for Europe and surrounding
areas and to provide related services;
* RIPE NCC performs its activities for the bene-
fit of the Contributor and other Internet Ser-
vice Providers (ISPs), and therefore observes
strict neutrality and impartiality with respect
to individual service providers;
* Contributor wishes to obtain IP numbers from
RIPE NCC as well as related services.
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1 - Scope of the Agreement
1.1 RIPE NCC hereby undertakes to provide the RIPE
NCC services to Contributor as defined by the Gen-
eral Meeting in the RIPE NCC Activities & Expendi-
ture 1998 plan document.
1.2 Contributor hereby acknowledges and accepts
that it has obtained the right to use and the obli-
gation to pay for the RIPE NCC services in accor-
dance with this agreement.
1.3 Contributor acknowledges and accepts that it
shall automatically become a (candidate) member of
RIPE NCC by undersigning this agreement, unless
there are statutory provisions imposed upon Contrib-
utor that prohibits Contributor to become a (candi-
date) member of the RIPE NCC. In the latter case,
Contributor shall notify RIPE NCC immediately that
the Contributor is aware of such a situation.
1.4 If this service agreement is signed by both
parties before 31 December 1997 then Contributor
immediately becomes a full member of the RIPE NCC
without the need to become first a candidate member.
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Article 2 - Rights and obligations
2.1 Contributor acknowledges applicability of and
adheres to the General Terms and Conditions of RIPE
NCC document.
2.2 Contributor acknowledges applicability of and
adheres to the European Internet Registry Policies
and Procedures as outlined in European Internet Reg-
istry Policies and Procedure document.
Article 3 - Finances
3.1 RIPE NCC charges the RIPE NCC services to Con-
tributor according to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme
document as adopted by the general assembly. Con-
tributor agrees to adhere to the RIPE NCC Charging
Scheme.
3.2 Contributor commits to pay the agreed tariffs,
and adhere to the documented billing procedures, for
the services of the RIPE NCC as specified in RIPE
NCC Billing Procedure and Fee Schedule document.
3.3 If RIPE NCC renders any additional services to
Contributor, these additional services shall be
charged separately on the basis of the then current
tariffs of RIPE NCC.
3.4 There are different billing categories listed
in the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure and Fee Schedule
document. Contributor is currently categorised as
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[small, medium, large or supernational]
Contributor may request to be assigned to a size
category larger than the category designated by the
principle described in the RIPE NCC Billing Proce-
dure and Fee Schedule document.
A contributor with a SUPERNATIONAL billing/member-
ship category is classed as being (n) times larger
than a LARGE category. This contributor currently
has an (n) value of [ ] (completed by RIPE NCC,
only if applicable).
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3.5 The RIPE NCC will maintain a clearing-house.
For that purpose RIPE NCC and Contributor agree that
RIPE NCC maintains a current account for Contribu-
tor. The Generals Terms and Conditions outline the
rights and obligations pursuant to the clearing-
house.
Article 4 - Term and termination of the agreement
4.1 This agreement enters into force on January 1,
1998 or any later date on which the agreement is
signed by Contributor.
4.2 This agreement has been entered into for an
indefinite period of time, unless terminated by
either party with a notice period of three months.
Article 5 - General Remarks
5.1 All the documents referred to in this service
agreement are numbered and publically available from
the RIPE NCC. These documents which may be revised
and updated from time to time, form an integral part
of and apply fully to this service agreement. Each
revised document will receive a new document number.
As at 25 November 1997 the documents had the follow-
ing reference numbers.
* European Registry Policies and Procedures
(ripe-159)
* Activities & Expenditure Plan (ripe-162
* RIPE NCC Charging Scheme (ripe-163)
* General Terms and Conditions (ripe-173)
* RIPE NCC Billing Procedure and Fee Schedule
(ripe-175)
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Thus agreed and signed in twofold. (Please include
your title when signing it. The agreement should be
signed by somebody at the LIR who has legal author-
ity to sign contracts on behalf of the organisa-
tion.)
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RIPE NCC Contributor
By: By:
Daniel Karrenberg Name:
General Manager Title:
At: At:
Amsterdam City:
Dated: Dated:
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