A/HRC/7/29 page 8 25. Participants welcomed the improvements to the human rights system which were brought about by the institution-building process, in particular the UPR mechanism. Concerning UPR, the importance of the participation of civil society and human rights mechanisms in the process was indicated as crucial for its effectiveness. 26. The desirability of engaging actively in the implementation of the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council in its resolution 5/2 was highlighted by many. Participants in the annual meeting decided to request the Coordination Committee to draft and present at its fifteenth meeting an appropriate procedure by which the Code of Conduct and other relevant documents, including the Manual, could be best implemented. Participants also decided that, in the meantime, the Coordination Committee should give appropriate consideration to any matter concerning the working methods of mandate-holders that may be brought to its attention (see annex II). 27. Questions were raised about the possible implications of the new selection procedure. The need to clarify the issue of the conflict of interest which would make candidates ineligible was mentioned. The fact that the consultative group should take into account the views of current and outgoing mandate-holders was indicated as offering an important entry point. In this connection, a call was made to mandate-holders to proactively engage in this area. B. Exchange with the former President of the Human Rights Council 28. The former President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, briefed participants on the main aspects of the institution-building process. He recalled how difficult the consensus-building effort had been and expressed satisfaction at the final outcome of the exercise. He stressed that new selection procedures foreseeing the endorsement by the Council would add legitimacy and credibility to the work of the procedures. The former President further indicated that information from special procedures would constitute an important background for UPR. 29. The former President highlighted how the process of formulation of the Code of Conduct had been different from the negotiations on the President’s text adopted in resolution 5/1. Referring to discussions that had been held in the context of negotiations of the Code of Conduct, he advised the special procedures to play an active role in ensuring appropriate implementation. 30. The former President warmly thanked mandate-holders for their input to the institution-building process, which had been extremely valuable. Many mandate-holders welcomed the role played by the former President in helping the Council shape the institution-building process in a way that resulted in a strengthened system of protection and promotion of human rights. 31. Questions were raised about how to ensure a meaningful Council debate on UPR. The former President underlined that the composition of the delegation participating in the Working Group on the UPR mechanism would be important in that respect, and that ideally this should ensure human rights expertise.