1. The region of coverage should meet the scale to be defined by ICANN, given the need to avoid global address fragmentation.
2. The new RIR must demonstrate that it has the broad support of the LIRs (ISPs community) in the proposed region.
3. Bottomup selfgovernance structure for setting local policies.
4. Neutrality and impartiality in relation to all interested parties, and particularly the LIRs.
5. Technical expertise
6. Adherence to global policies regarding address space conservation, aggregation and registration
7. Activity plan
8. Funding model
9. Record Keeping
10. Confidentiality

• Annex I - LACNICs Service Agreement Letter.
• Annex II - LACNICs Bylaws.
• Annex III - LACNICs Policies.
• Annex IV - LACNICs Funding Model.
• Annex V - LACNICs Staff Resumes.
• Annex VI - LACNICs Non Disclosure Agreements.
• Annex VII - LACNICs Country List.