A/HRC/42/58 comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation. A summary of the presentation and the discussion that followed is provided in annex I to the present report. D. General discussion and exchange of views on items 4, 5 and 6, 8th meeting 52. At the 8th meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Chair-Rapporteur proposed that it begin with general discussions and an exchange of views on agenda items 4, 5 and 6. He invited the Committee to make general comments and asked what conclusions could be reached under each agenda item in question. He reiterated that the aim was to highlight the key points of the various expert presentations and interactive discussions thus far. 53. The Chair-Rapporteur introduced a document, which listed some general themes and ideas emanating from the expert presentations to facilitate the general discussion and exchange of views on the topics, copies of which were distributed in the room. He called for views and additional analysis from the members of the Committee. Several delegations took the floor to comment, identify themes and conclusions emanating from the presentations and suggest conclusions. 54. The Chair-Rapporteur expressed his appreciation for all the interventions made by the delegations on agenda items 4, 5 and 6 and offered to prepare a draft text of conclusions and recommendations of the tenth session based on those interventions. The draft text would be shared with the Committee at a forthcoming meeting and would be used as a basis for discussion of the conclusions and recommendations of the tenth session. The ChairRapporteur also asked regional coordinators to work with their groups on issues and elements concerning “the criminalization of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature” for discussion at the 9th meeting the following day. E. Discussion on General Assembly resolution 73/262 and Human Rights Council resolution 34/36, 9th and 10th meetings 55. At the beginning of the 9th meeting, the Chair-Rapporteur informed the Committee that he had received a letter from the delegation of India, expressing concern about the presentation given by Mr. de Zayas under agenda item 6. For the purposes of transparency, the Chair-Rapporteur read out the contents of the letter. He then urged that the Committee focus on the mandates given to it by the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly and noted that his report of the tenth session would focus on the Committee’s work and mandate and not on the other issues which had been raised in the presentations. 56. At the 9th meeting of the Committee, the Chair-Rapporteur proposed an initial discussion on General Assembly resolution 73/262 and Human Rights Council resolution 34/36 under agenda item 8. He provided an explanation of the remit of the Committee in that regard. He recalled that in its decision 3/103, the Human Rights Council had specifically called for the adoption of new normative standards aimed at combating all forms of contemporary racism, including incitement to racial and religious hatred. He noted that the Committee’s work was meant to enhance the Convention. He recalled that in resolution 72/157, the General Assembly had requested that he present a report on the Committee’s progress to the seventy-third session of the Assembly, but that he had been unable to do so, given that the Committee had not held a session the previous year. In its most recent resolution on this matter, resolution 73/262, the General Assembly had requested that a progress report be submitted to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. 57. The Chair-Rapporteur reiterated that the process should be a bottom-up approach, informed by the input of delegations. He presented his road map, noting that an initial draft document of ideas and elements would be prepared on the basis of inputs from the tenth session and that he would like to hold an intersessional expert meeting between the tenth and eleventh sessions to consider that document, following which the report of the expert meeting would be considered by the Committee at its eleventh session. He stated that he welcomed the creation of core groups by regional coordinators to negotiate the text, adding 10