A/HRC/RES/16/21 21. Financial and technical assistance for the implementation of the review should support national needs and priorities, as may be reflected in national implementation plans. II. Special procedures A. Selection and appointment of mandate holders 22. To further strengthen and enhance transparency in the selection and appointment process of mandate holders envisaged in the annex to Council resolution 5/1, the following provisions will apply: (a) In addition to entities specified in paragraph 42, national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles may also nominate candidates as special procedures mandate holders; (b) Individual candidates and candidates nominated by entities shall submit an application for each specific mandate, together with personal data and a motivation letter no longer than 600 words. The Office of the High Commissioner shall prepare a public list of candidates who applied for each vacancy; (c) The Consultative Group will consider, in a transparent manner, candidates having applied for each specific mandate. However, under exceptional circumstances and if a particular post justifies it, the Group may consider additional candidates with equal or more suitable qualifications for the post. The Group shall interview shortlisted candidates to ensure equal treatment of all candidates; (d) In implementing paragraph 52, the President shall justify his/her decision if he/she decides not to follow the order of priority proposed by the Consultative Group. B. Working methods 23. In line with Council resolution 5/2, States should cooperate with and assist special procedures in the performance of their tasks and it is incumbent on mandate holders to exercise their functions in accordance with their mandates and in compliance with the code of conduct. 24. The integrity and independence of the special procedures and the principles of cooperation, transparency and accountability are integral to ensuring a robust system of the special procedures that would enhance the capacity of the Council to address human rights situations on the ground. 25. The special procedures shall continue to foster a constructive dialogue with States. The special procedures shall also endeavour to formulate their recommendations in a concrete, comprehensive and action-oriented way and pay attention to the technical assistance and capacity-building needs of States in their thematic and country mission reports. The comments of the State concerned shall be included as an addendum to country mission reports. 26. States are urged to cooperate with and assist special procedures by responding in a timely manner to requests for information and visits, and to study carefully the conclusions and recommendations addressed to them by the special procedures. 27. The Council should streamline its requests to special procedures, in particular with regard to reporting, to ensure meaningful discussion of their reports. The Council should remain as a forum for open, constructive and transparent discussion on cooperation between 5