____________________________________________________ The Standard RIPE NCC 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 ____________________________________________________ ripe-172.txt Page 1 The Standard RIPE NCC Service Agreement ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ represented by _____________________________________________ (hereinafter: "Contributor"). ____________________________________________________ ripe-172.txt Page 2 The Standard RIPE NCC Service Agreement ____________________________________________________ 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. ____________________________________________________ ripe-172.txt Page 3 The Standard RIPE NCC Service Agreement ____________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________ [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). ____________________________________________________ ripe-172.txt Page 4 The Standard RIPE NCC Service Agreement ____________________________________________________ 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) ____________________________________________________ ripe-172.txt Page 5 The Standard RIPE NCC Service Agreement ____________________________________________________ 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.) ____________________ ____________________ RIPE NCC Contributor By: By: Daniel Karrenberg Name: General Manager Title: At: At: Amsterdam City: Dated: Dated: ____________________________________________________ ripe-172.txt Page 6