Chapter 2 Article 2 Establishment of the African Peer Review Mechanism 1. APRM is hereby established as a Specialised Agency within the AU. 2. The structure, objectives and functions of the APRM shall be defined in this Statute. Article 3 Scope and Purpose of this Statute 1. This Statute, as supplemented by the respective Rules of Procedure of the APR Forum, APR Focal Points Committee, and APR Panel, supersedes the APRM Operating Procedures adopted by the APR Forum in 2012; as well as consolidates the Malabo Decision on the Integration of the APRM into the AU, as adopted by the Assembly in 2012; 2. This Statute accordingly: a. determines the respective roles, powers, responsibilities and lines of accountability of the various structures of the APRM; and b. defines the relations between the APRM and other AU institutions external to the APRM in the context of the integration of the APRM into the AU system. c. 6 defines relations between the APRM and other international organisations. Statute of the African Peer Review Mechanism, August 2016V11082016