A/HRC/13/45 6.2. Deferral of re-accreditation applications: The Sub-Committee will apply the following policy on the deferral of re-accreditation applications: (a) In the event that an institution seeks a deferral of consideration of its reaccreditation application, a decision to grant the deferral can be taken only if written justifications for the deferral have been provided and these are, in the view of the ICC Chairperson, compelling and exceptional; (b) Re-accreditation applications may be deferred for a maximum of one year, after this time the status of the NHRI will lapse; and (c) For NHRIs whose re-accreditation applications are received after the due date or who have failed to submit their applications, their accreditation status will be suspended. This suspension can be in place for up to one year during which time the NHRI may submit its application for re-accreditation. If the application is not submitted during this time, the accreditation status will lapse. 6.3. NHRIs under review: Pursuant to Article 16 of the ICC Statute,3 the ICC Chair or the Sub-Committee may initiate a review of a NHRI’s accreditation status if it appears that the circumstances of that NHRI may have changed in any way which affects its compliance with the Paris Principles. Such a review is triggered by an exceptional set of circumstances considered to be temporary in nature. As a consequence, the regular re-accreditation process will be deferred until the review is completed. In its consideration of NHRIs under review, the Sub-Committee will apply the following process: (a) A NHRI can be under review for a maximum of one and a half years only, during which time it may bring information to the Sub-Committee to demonstrate that, in the areas under review, the NHRI is fully compliant with the Paris Principles; (b) During the period of review, all privileges associated with the existing accreditation status of the NHRI will remain in place; (c) If at the end of the period of review, the concerns of the Sub-Committee have not been satisfied, then the accreditation status of the NHRI will lapse. 6.4. Suspension of Accreditation: The Sub-Committee notes that the status of suspension means that the accreditation status of the Commission is temporarily suspended until information is brought before the Sub-Committee to demonstrate that, in the areas under review, the Commission is fully compliant with the Paris Principles. An NHRI with a suspended A status is not entitled to the benefits of an A status accreditation, including voting in the ICC and participation rights before the Human Rights Council, until the suspension is lifted or the accreditation status of the NHRI is changed. 6.5. Submission of information: Submissions will only be accepted if they are in paper or electronic format. The Statement of Compliance with the Paris Principles is the core component of the application. Original materials should be submitted to support or substantiate assertions made in this Statement so that the assertions can be validated and confirmed by the Sub-Committee. No assertion will be accepted without material to support it. Further, where an application follows a previous recommendation of the SubCommittee, the application should directly address the comments made and should not be submitted unless all concerns can be addressed. 3 40 Formerly article 3 (g) of the ICC Rules of Procedure. GE.10-10278