A/HRC/7/29 page 10 V. WORKING METHODS A. Draft revised Manual of Special Procedures Mandate-Holders 40. The need to look into the relationship between the Code of Conduct and the Manual of Special Procedures was mentioned by a number of participants. Article 2 (b) of the Code of Conduct stated that the provisions of the Manual of the United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures should be in consonance with those in the Code. The Secretariat informed participants that several contributions had been received by stakeholders before the deadline for comments set by the Coordination Committee. 41. Participants decided to ask a number of mandate-holders, through the Coordination Committee, to look into the comments and the implications of the Code of Conduct, and to revise the Manual accordingly. The following mandate-holders would be involved in the exercise: Ghanim Alnajjar, Philip Alston, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Manfred Nowak and Leila Zerrougui. 42. It was agreed that the Manual would reflect some of the issues discussed during the meeting, including issues related to the cooperation of special procedures with regional human rights mechanisms, non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions. B. Consultancy study on enlarging the network of civil society actors working with special procedures and strengthening collaboration among mandate-holders, the Special Procedures Branch and civil society 43. The main conclusions of a consultancy study on enlarging the network of civil society actors working with special procedures and strengthening collaboration among special procedures mandate-holders, OHCHR and civil society actors were presented to participants. The study was prepared using information contained in OHCHR databases and through informal consultations with civil society actors and OHCHR staff members, recording good practices of cooperation to be replicated. 44. The study showed that 90 per cent of mandates had some form of interaction or relationship with national civil society actors. Almost 70 per cent of special procedures interacted with victims, 70 per cent with academics, 65 per cent with professional associations, 60 per cent with human rights defenders and 45 per cent with representatives of religious groups. The study also provided data on the geographic distribution of civil society contacts. The different types of interaction held by mandate-holders with civil society actors were also addressed in the report. 45. The recommendations of the study also addressed interaction with civil society as a source of information. There was a need to ensure enhanced information of sources on communication procedures, as well as involvement in follow-up strategies. Recommendations also dealt with ways and means to increase awareness about special procedures among civil society actors; enlarge the network of civil society contacts, in particular in the African and Arab regions; facilitate access to special procedures; and ensure institutional memory.