NEPAD/HGSIC-3-2003/APRM/Guideline/O&P 9 March 2003 4.4 The APR Secretariat will work closely with the CSSDCA Unit of the Commission of the African Union (AU) as the harmonizing and alignment processes are being pursued between the two units. The APR Secretariat will also work with other units of the AU Commission or organs of the AU, especially in the area of technical assessments as discussed later in this document. 5 APR Teams 5.1 The APR Teams will be constituted only for the period of the country review visit. The composition of the APR Teams will be carefully designed to enable an integrated, balanced, technically competent and professional assessment of the reviewed country and will be approved by the APR Panel. 5.2 The APR Panel will approve the composition of the APR Team and its terms of reference for each country review visit. 5.3 The APR Secretariat will produce guidelines for the conduct of the country review visits and a code of conduct for the APR Teams for approval by the APR Panel and the APR Forum. 6 The APR Partner Institutions and Technical Assessments 6.1 The APR Partner Institutions refers to the institutions that will conduct the technical assessments on countries to be reviewed. Such technical assessments can best be conducted as part of the APRM process, after consultation between the country to be reviewed and the APR Secretariat and Panel. Page 7 of 17