prop-050: IPv4 address transfers

Proposal history
Proposal text	prop-050-v005
Synopsis	This policy proposes removing APNIC policy restrictions on the transfer of registration of IPv4 address allocations and IPv4 portable address assignments between current APNIC account holders.
Current status	To be endorsed by APNIC EC
Authors	Geoff Huston Philip Smith
Relevant forum	Policy SIG
Previous versions	prop-050-v001 prop-050-v002 prop-050-v003 prop-050-v004
Status at other RIRs	AfriNIC currently has no similar policy or proposal under discussion. ARIN: In 1 June 2009, ARIN implemented 2009-1: Transfer Policy. LACNIC is currently discussing a transfer proposal, LAC-2009-04 Transfer of IPv4 Blocks within the LACNIC Region. RIPE: RIPE has implemented a transfer policy in its region. See section 5.5, "Transfers of Allocations", of IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policies for the RIPE NCC Service Region.
Date	Description
26 July 2007	Version 1 announced on Policy SIG mailing list
6 September 2007	Version 1 presented at APNIC 24 Policy SIG. Proposal author did not seek consensus at APNIC 24 but planned to submit a second version of the proposal to the Policy SIG for further discussion at APNIC 25.
28 September 2007	Version 1 returned to mailing list for further development.
22 January 2008	Version 2 submitted to Policy SIG mailing list. Summary of discussion: 22 January - 7 February 2008 Summary of discussion: 8 - 22 February 2008
28 February 2008	Presented at the APNIC 25 Policy SIG. Author to revise proposal following discussion at the Policy SIG. Mailing list announcement
22 July 2008	Version 3 submitted to Policy SIG mailing list.
28 August 2008	Version 3 received majority support in the APNIC 26 Policy SIG but did not reach consensus.
29 August 2008	Version 3 returned to the author and the Policy SIG mailing list for further discussion. Mailing list announcement
26 February 2009	The proposal was modified and reached consensus on the following five points at APNIC 27. APNIC will process IPv4 address transfer requests involving current account holders following the adoption of this proposed policy, subject to the following conditions: 4.1 The minimum transfer size accepted will be a /24. 4.4 APNIC is to maintain a public log of all transfers. 4.5 Address transfers should be permitted between APNIC account holders and NIR members, if and when individual NIRs implement the transfer policy. 4.6 Address transfers are permitted between APNIC account holders and other RIR account holders, following the policies of all the respective RIRs. 4.7 This proposal to take effect as soon as the APNIC Secretariat can implement the mechanisms of the policy.
6 March 2009	Version 4, which includes the elements of the transfer proposal that reached consensus in the APNIC 27 Policy SIG, submitted to Policy SIG mailing list.
6 March 2009 - 1 May 2009	Version 4 in eight-week final call for comment period. Beginning of comment period announcement End of comment period announcement
21 May 2009	Returned by APNIC EC to the Policy SIG mailing list for further discussion. Mailing list announcement
24 July 2009	Version 5 submitted to the Policy SIG mailing list for discussion.
27 August 2009	Reached consensus at the APNIC 28 Policy SIG.
28 August 2009	Reached consensus at the APNIC 28 AMM.
31 August - 26 October 2009	Version 5 in eight-week final call for comment period. Beginning of comment period announcement End of comment period announcement
November 2009	To be endorsed during the APNIC Executive Council (EC) teleconference.