A/HRC/10/2 A/HRC./AC/2008/1/2 page 31 24. Following the practice in other bodies of the United Nations, special rapporteurs and authors of working papers and the relevant representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) would be given the floor at the beginning of each relevant agenda item or sub-item for the introduction of their reports. The special rapporteur and other experts entrusted with the preparation of any such reports or working papers could speak for a maximum of 20 minutes, to be divided between the introduction of the report and concluding remarks. An interactive discussion with other experts and observers would follow the oral introduction of the report. 25. Observers for non-governmental organizations would be limited to one statement of seven minutes for each item or sub-item. With regard to joint statements by non-governmental organizations, the following timing was agreed upon: for 1 or 2 non-governmental organizations, 7 minutes; for 3 to 5 non-governmental organizations, 10 minutes; for 6 to 10 non-governmental organizations, 12 minutes; and for more than 10 non-governmental organizations, 15 minutes. Non-governmental organizations making joint statements may request to speak before non-governmental organizations speaking individually. 26. Observers for intergovernmental organizations, United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, national human rights institutions and other organizations would be limited to making one statement of seven minutes for each item or sub-item; that speaking time would also apply to Government observers. It was also agreed that statements by Government observers, under any agenda item or sub-item, should not address the human rights situation in countries other than their own. Statements in exercise of that right should be limited to three minutes for the first statement and two minutes for the second, normally to be exercised at the end of the general debate on any particular agenda item. 27. The Chairperson called on all participants to avoid personal attacks and non-parliamentary language that might bring into question the character and integrity of any other participant. 28. It was also agreed that the list of speakers would be opened at the beginning of the session for all participants to register to speak on any agenda item or sub-item. If the list of speakers is not exhausted during a particular meeting, the remaining speakers would be given the floor, in the same order, as the first speakers at the next meeting. The closure of the list of speakers on any particular item or sub-item would be announced by the Chairperson in good time as the work proceeded, normally at the beginning of the consideration of that agenda item or sub-item. 29. It was further agreed that, if there were no more speakers on an agenda item or sub-item at a particular meeting, the Advisory Committee would take up the next item or sub-item on its calendar without closing the discussion on the preceding item or sub-item, if deemed necessary. 30. It was agreed that, in order to respect editorial and other requirements, draft recommendations and suggestions should, as a general rule, be submitted at least three working days before the date on which they were scheduled to be considered for a decision. The deadlines for the submission of draft recommendations would be set by the Chairperson in consultation with the Bureau and announced sufficiently in advance.