<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">This clarification was posted by ARIN staff to the ARIN PPML. I thought it might<div class="">be useful information here.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">ARIN <<a href="mailto:info@arin.net" class="">info@arin.net</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[arin-ppml] ARIN Response to AFRINIC on Policy compatibility</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 12, 2017 at 11:17:18 PST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net" class="">arin-ppml@arin.net</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">To PPML -<br class=""><br class="">As a result of policy discussions in the AFRINIC region, ARIN is<br class="">providing the following to information:<br class=""><br class="">On 30 September 2016 ARIN received a query from AFRINIC requesting an<br class="">assessment on the compatibility of AFRINIC proposed<br class="">1803-inbound-transfer-policy with ARIN policy. On 6 October 2016 ARIN<br class="">responded with the following assessment:<br class=""><br class="">Based on ARIN’s Number Resource Policy Manual, Version 2016.2 – 13 July<br class="">2016, and referencing the following text from paragraph 8.4. Inter-RIR<br class="">Transfers to Specified Recipients, we have determined that the proposed<br class="">AFRINIC Inbound Transfer Policy is not reciprocal.<br class=""><br class="">“Inter-regional transfers may take place only via RIRs who agree to the<br class="">transfer and share reciprocal, compatible, needs-based policies.”<br class=""><br class="">In this case reciprocal meaning that the policy provides both RIRs the<br class="">same ability to transfer: both in and out. This policy proposal as<br class="">written could not be implemented by ARIN. Note that ARIN’s Inter-RIR<br class="">transfer policy is based on other RIR's transfer policy and does not<br class="">consider any LIR or NIR policies.<br class=""><br class="">Regards,<br class=""><br class="">John Sweeting<br class="">Sr. Director, RSD<br class="">American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">PPML<br class="">You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to<br class="">the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (<a href="mailto:ARIN-PPML@arin.net" class="">ARIN-PPML@arin.net</a>).<br class="">Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at:<br class=""><a href="http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml" class="">http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml</a><br class="">Please contact info@arin.net if you experience any issues.<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>