A/HRC/39/21 7. During the period under review, the Subcommittee on Accreditation convened four times: from 14 to 18 November 2016; from 13 to 17 March 2017; from 13 to 17 November 2017; and from 14 to 18 May 2018. The annex below shows the accreditation status granted to each institution at each of these sessions. A. Session of November 2016 8. At the session of November 2016, the Subcommittee consisted of the national human rights institutions of Canada (chairmanship), France, Jordan and Mauritania. As the national human rights institutions of Jordan and Mauritania were up for their periodic review, they were replaced during their review by the institutions of Qatar and Morocco, respectively. 9. In accordance with article 15 of the Statute of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions,3 the Subcommittee reviewed the continued full compliance with the Paris Principles of the national human rights institutions of Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, India, Jordan, Malawi, Mauritania, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia. 10. The national human rights institution of Burundi was the subject of a special review under article 16.2 of the Statute.4 B. Session of March 2017 11. During the session of March 2017, the Subcommittee consisted of the national human rights institutions of Canada (chairmanship), France, Jordan and Mauritania. 12. The Subcommittee on Accreditation reviewed for accreditation under article 10 of the Statute 5 the national human rights institutions of Liberia, Lithuania, the Niger and Norway. 13. Pursuant to article 14.1 of the Statute, 6 the national human rights institution of Egypt was reviewed for deferral. 14. Under article 15 of the Statute, the Subcommittee reviewed the A status of the national human rights institutions of Azerbaijan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Indonesia, Peru and the Philippines. 15. The national human rights institutions of Greece, which, in May 2016, had been given one year to establish its continued conformity with the Paris Principles, was reviewed under article 18.1 of the Statute.7 3 4 5 6 7 4 Article 15 provides that A status national human rights institutions are subject to reaccreditation every five years. In accordance with article 16.2, the Chair of the Global Alliance or the Subcommittee on Accreditation may initiate a special review of the status of a national human rights institution where new circumstances may affect its compliance with the Paris Principles. Article 10 foresees that any national human rights institution seeking accreditation under the Paris Principles should apply to the Chair of the Global Alliance. Article 14.1 provides that the Subcommittee on Accreditation may decide to defer an application to a later session. In accordance with article 18.1, when the Subcommittee decides to downgrade an A status institution, the latter has the opportunity to provide in writing, within one year of receipt of such notice, the evidence deemed necessary to establish its continued conformity with the Paris Principles.