A/HRC/20/10 in connection with the application, for a decision. If a challenge has been received, it will also be forwarded to the members of the Bureau; (d) Any member of the Bureau who disagrees with the recommendation shall, within 20 days of its receipt, notify the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Accreditation and the International Coordinating Committee secretariat. The secretariat will promptly notify all members of the Bureau of the objection raised and will provide all necessary information to clarify that objection. If within 20 days of receipt of this information at least four Bureau members of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau coming from not less than two regional groups notify the secretariat that they hold a similar objection, the recommendation shall be referred to the next International Coordinating Committee Bureau meeting for decision; (e) If at least four members from two or more regional groups do not raise any objection to the recommendation within 20 days of its receipt, the recommendation shall be deemed to be approved by the International Coordinating Committee Bureau; (f) The decision of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau on accreditation is final. 11. In accordance with the Subcommittee on Accreditation’s rules of procedure, the classifications for accreditation are: - “A” status: Compliance with the Paris Principles; - “B” status: Not fully in compliance with the Paris Principles or insufficient information provided to make a determination; - “C” status: Non-compliance with the Paris Principles. 12. Regarding the national human rights institutions reviewed in May and October 2011, the Subcommittee on Accreditation also received information from civil society organizations regarding the functioning and efficiency of the institutions in their respective countries. Summaries of all documentation received from the NHRIs for their accreditations were prepared by the secretariat and shared with the relevant NHRIs prior to their review by the Subcommittee. NHRIs had one week to provide comments on the summaries. Subsequently, summaries and comments were sent to the Subcommittee members. 13. In 2011, the Subcommittee increased its efforts to engage NHRIs regional coordinating networks in the accreditation process. The Subcommittee welcomed the attendance of representatives of the secretariat of the Network of African NHRIs, the Americas Network of NHRIs; the secretariat of the Asia Pacific Forum of NHRIs, the European Group of NHRIs and the International Coordinating Committee representative in Geneva. III. Accreditation process in 2011 14. There is growing interest in the establishment and strengthening of NHRIs in compliance with the Paris Principles, and the number of NHRIs accredited with “A” status increased to 69 in 2011. 15. The General Assembly, in its resolution 64/161, gives greater recognition to the accreditation process carried out by Subcommittee on Accreditation by encouraging national institutions, including ombudsman institutions, to seek accreditation through the International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs. 5