The preliminary assessment of the draft RIR Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries (RIR Governance Document) is now available on the NRO website here.
The revised draft document was evaluated by the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in order to provide the global Internet community with an overview of possible accompanying implementation requirements that will need to be developed once the document has been adopted.
Each RIR will be expected to carry out its own detailed assessment once the document has been adopted. Please also note that while the RIRs offer a range of services to their members and communities, for the purposes of this assessment, only the ‘RIR Services’ as defined in the document are considered to be in scope.
We hope this assessment is helpful in understanding the impact of the proposed RIR governance document on the existing RIRs, as well as the steps that will be needed following its adoption and implementation.
Regards,
Hans Petter Holen
Chair NRO EC
The Number Resource Organization
Background and Community Feedback
The RIR Governance Document has been under development by the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) since 2023 as an update to ICP-2: Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries.
Community feedback on the second version of this draft is being accepted until Friday, 7 November. Visit the NRO’s ICP-2 Community page at https://www.nro.net/policy/internet-coordination-policy-2/community-engagement/ to see how you can contribute to the discussions in your region.
Last modified on 21/10/2025