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ICP-2, accepted in June 2001, identified ten fundamental principles essential for any organisation seeking to become a new RIR.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In October 2023, the Number Resource Organization Executive Council (NRO EC) asked the ASO AC/ NRO NC to establish and manage a process to update ICP-2. This update will be conducted in consultation with each of the RIR and ICANN communities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The document presented here marks the first major step in the ASO AC’s work of revising ICP-2. It sets forth the core principles that the ASO AC believes should be reflected in the next version of ICP-2. In addition to principles on RIR governance, ecosystem, lifecycle, recognition and operation, the proposed document also provides principles for the potential ‘derecognition’ of an RIR if it fails to adhere to the criteria established.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The principles are presented here for feedback from the RIR communities and the Internet community at large. </span><b>At this stage, comments are solicited on the principles themselves, rather than specific amendments to the text of the document. </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ASO AC will incorporate the comments received to draft a revised version of the ICP-2 document to present to stakeholders for further feedback.</span></p> <h3><b>About the RIRs and NRO </b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) share the global responsibility for Internet number resource management. The registry system has been managing allocations of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and Autonomous System Numbers for the past few decades, with the oldest registry dating back to 1992. There are five RIRs – ARIN, APNIC, AFRINIC, LACNIC and the RIPE NCC. The RIRs coordinate their activities under the aegis of the Number Resource Organization (the NRO), and the heads of the RIRs together form the NRO Executive Council.</span></p> <h3><b>NRO NC and Its Role</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The NRO Number Council (NRO NC), which also functions as the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) under ICANN’s structure, oversees the process of global IP address policy development and advises the ICANN Board on policy issues relating to the operation, assignment and management of IP addresses. It also appoints two members to the ICANN Board of Directors and provides recommendations on IP address policies.</span></p> <h2>Proposed Principles</h2> <h3><strong>Governance</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Authority</strong>: <span style="font-weight: 400;">Any proposal to recognize a Candidate RIR or to derecognize an RIR must originate from the NRO EC after a majority vote in favor of the proposal. ICANN shall have final authority to decide whether to adopt the proposal, subject to ICP-2, provided that ICANN has first consulted with and given substantial consideration to the input of each RIR.</span></li> <li><strong>Amendment</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ICP-2 may be amended upon the agreement of ICANN and all RIRs.</span></li> <li><strong>Rectification</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> If an amendment to ICP-2 conflicts with an RIR’s existing policies, practices, or bylaws, the amendment shall prescribe a reasonable but specific grace period for the RIR to bring its conflicting policies, practices, or bylaws into conformity with ICP-2 before the RIR may be considered non-compliant.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>RIR Ecosystem</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Coverage</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> All RIRs shall jointly ensure that all areas on the globe continually receive RIR services.</span></li> <li><strong>Service Region</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The Region for which an RIR is responsible shall cover a large multinational geographic area and shall not overlap with that of another RIR.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>RIR Lifecycle</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Recognition</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A Candidate RIR must meet or demonstrate that it can meet all the requirements of an RIR specified in ICP-2 to be recognized as an RIR.</span></li> <li><strong>Operation</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR, once recognized, must continually meet all the requirements specified in ICP‑2 in an auditable fashion.</span></li> <li><strong>Derecognition</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR that does not continue to meet all the requirements specified in ICP-2 may be derecognized as an RIR.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Recognition</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Community Support</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Resource Holders in the Region that the Candidate RIR proposes to serve must broadly support recognizing the Candidate RIR as the RIR responsible for serving that Region.</span></li> <li><strong>Community Commitment</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A Candidate RIR must demonstrate that its community is willing to support the RIR, both financially and by actively participating in its governance.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Operation</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Independence</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must be financially stable and independent.</span></li> <li><strong>Not-for-Profit</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must operate on a not-for-profit basis.</span></li> <li><strong>Corporate Governance</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must follow corporate governance procedures consistent with best practices in its jurisdiction.</span></li> <li><strong>Member-Controlled</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The majority of an RIR’s governing body must be elected by the RIR’s Members, and the governing body must maintain effective control over the RIR.</span></li> <li><strong>Community-Driven</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must maintain a community-driven policy development process that is open, transparent, neutral, and publicly documented.</span></li> <li><strong>Neutrality</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must operate and apply its policies in a manner that is neutral and consistent.</span></li> <li><strong>Transparency</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must maintain and publish comprehensive records of its governance, activities, and finances.</span></li> <li><strong>Audit</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must participate in regular audits by an external and independent auditor to ensure that it is continuing to comply with ICP-2.</span></li> <li><strong>Service</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must provide stable, reliable, secure, accurate, and accountable allocation, registration, and directory services, as well as related technical services, using standard protocols and specifications for cross-RIR compatibility.</span></li> <li><strong>Continuity</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must maintain continuity procedures and redundancies and participate in record sharing that would enable another RIR to perform its RIR services, if necessary.</span></li> <li><strong>Anti-Capture</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An RIR must maintain governance rules and controls to prevent itself from becoming captured.</span></li> <li><strong>Ecosystem Stability</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Each RIR must cooperate to ensure the ongoing operation and stability of the global Internet number registry system and must not operate or fail to operate in any manner that threatens such stability.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Derecognition</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Remedial Bias</strong><b>: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">ICANN and all other RIRs must provide all reasonable support, if requested, to assist an RIR to cure any failure to comply with ICP-2 before derecognizing the RIR.</span></li> <li><strong>Handoff</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A Derecognized RIR must cooperate with ICANN and other RIRs to ensure the smooth transfer of its operations to a successor or interim entity designated in any derecognition decision.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h3><strong>Glossary</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>Candidate RIR</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An entity that is applying to become an RIR</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>Derecognized RIR</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An entity that has been derecognized as an RIR pursuant to ICP-2, whether the derecognition process has completed or is in progress</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>ICANN</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>ICP-2</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The amended and restated document that will emerge after the current revision process</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>Member</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An entity that is entitled to participate in the governance of an RIR</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>Number Resource</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An Internet protocol (IP) address or an autonomous system number (ASN) that exists as a distinct resource within IANA’s registry system</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>Region</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A multi-country area that is served by an RIR</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>Resource Holder</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An entity that holds Number Resources registered with an RIR</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">o</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><strong>RIR</strong><b>:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> An entity that has been recognized as an RIR pursuant to ICP-2 and is currently functioning in that role</span></p> <p class='last-modified'>Last modified on 08/10/2024</p> </div> </div> </div>  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