A/HRC/10/54 page 28 • Network of African National Human Rights Institutions; and • Network of National Human Rights Institutions of the Americas Secretary means the individual elected as Secretary under Article 34 who acts as the Deputy to the Chairperson to carry out the role and functions of the Chairperson in her or his absence, including the functions referred to in Article 49; Sub-Committee on Accreditation means the sub-committee established under the former Rules of Procedure empowered to exercise the mandate given to it under and in accordance with the Rules of Procedure for the ICC Sub-Committee on Accreditation to review and analyse accreditation applications; Voting member means a NHRI which is a member of the ICC and is accredited with an “A” status; and non-voting member means a NHRI which is a member of the ICC and is accredited with a “B” status; Writing or Written includes any hand-written, typed or printed communication, including telex, cable, electronic mail and facsimile transmissions. Art. 1.2 References to the “ICC” in the Rules of Procedure for the ICC Sub-Committee on Accreditation shall be read as references to the ICC Bureau established under this Statute, and references to the “ICC Rules of Procedure” shall be read as references to the former Rules of Procedure, and to the corresponding rules in this Statute. SECTION 2: NAME, LOGO AND REGISTERED OFFICE Art. 2 A non-profit association is hereby created by the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) subscribing to this present Statute, according to Articles 60 and following of the Swiss Civil Code as an international association possessing legal personality independent of its members. The name of the association is the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, in this Statute referred to as the ICC. The duration of the ICC is unlimited. The ICC created by this Statute gives independent corporate personality to the loose arrangement of NHRIs hitherto existing under the former Rules of Procedure. Art. 3 The official logo of the ICC, in each of the working languages, is the following image: INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ICC) COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL DE COORDINATION DES INSTITUTIONS NATIONALES POUR LA PROMOTION ET LA PROTECTION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (CIC)