A/HRC/43/55 VII. Recommendations of the Chair-Rapporteur and conclusions of the working group A. Recommendations of the Chair-Rapporteur 101. Following the discussions held during the fifth session, and acknowledging the different views, comments and concrete textual suggestions on the revised draft legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises expressed therein, the ChairRapporteur makes the following recommendations: (a) That the Chair-Rapporteur invite States and other relevant stakeholders to provide to the Secretariat their concrete textual suggestions on the revised draft legally binding instrument presented during the fifth session of the working group, no later than 30 November 2019; (b) That the Secretariat prepare a compilation of the concrete textual suggestions on the revised draft legally binding instrument presented during the fifth session of the working group and provided before the deadline indicated in subparagraph (a), to be made available no later than the end of December 2019, and to be included as an annex to the present report. Additionally, the Secretariat would prepare a compilation of the written statements from States delivered during the fifth session of the working group, also to be made available no later than the end of December 2019, and to be included as an additional annex to the present report; (c) That the Chair-Rapporteur invite States and other relevant stakeholders to submit their additional textual suggestions on the revised draft legally binding instrument no later than the end of February 2020; (d) That the Chair-Rapporteur invite and encourage regional and political groups, intergovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and all other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, to organize consultations at all levels, including in particular at the regional and national level, with a view to exchanging comments and inputs on the revised draft legally binding instrument; (e) That the Chair-Rapporteur invite a group of experts from different regions, legal systems and fields of expertise to provide independent expertise and advice in relation to the preparation of the second revised draft legally binding instrument, in accordance with operative paragraph 6 of Human Rights Council resolution 26/9; (f) That the Chair-Rapporteur prepare a second revised draft legally binding instrument on the basis of the discussions held during the fifth session of the working group, of the annexes to the present report, of the submissions referred to in subparagraph (c) and of the informal consultations to be held, and present the second revised text no later than the end of June 2020, for consideration and further discussion; (g) That the Chair-Rapporteur, when presenting the second revised draft legally binding instrument, also prepare a document containing an outline of the key issues and a structure of the revised draft which could serve as a tool to assist direct negotiations; (h) That the Chair-Rapporteur promote State-led direct substantive intergovernmental negotiations on the preparation of a third draft legally binding instrument during the working group’s sixth session, to be held in 2020, on the basis of the second revised draft referred to in subparagraph (f), in order to fulfil the mandate of Human Rights Council resolution 26/9. The format of the sixth session should be organized in a manner that allows different stakeholders to present their views regarding the draft legally binding instrument; (i) That the Chair-Rapporteur hold comprehensive and periodic informal consultations with Governments, regional and political groups, intergovernmental 18

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