A/HRC/DEC/30/115 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 October 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirtieth session Agenda item 1 Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 1 October 2015 30/115. Follow-up to President’s statement PRST 29/1 At its 40th meeting, on 1 October 2015, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the text below: “The Human Rights Council, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and 65/281 of 17 June 2011, and Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21 of 25 March 2011, Recalling also President’s statement PRST 29/1 of 3 July 2015 on enhancing the efficiency of the Human Rights Council, and in particular the decision of the Council that the Bureau, in consultation with Member States, while keeping the Consultative Group and special procedure mandate holders duly informed, would make recommendations and identify modalities to adjust the terms of the mandate holders on an exceptional one-time basis in order to better spread out the appointment process over time, namely, across Council cycles, and present those recommendations to the Council at its thirtieth session for its consideration and appropriate decision, 1. Takes note of the proposal of the Bureau regarding the adjustment of the appointment of mandate-holders; 2. Decides, pursuant to PRST 29/1, on a one-time and exceptional basis, and not to be considered a precedent or a departure from relevant provisions of Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21: (a) To extend the term of all Working Group mandate holders for two regular sessions of the Human Rights Council, as listed in the annex; (b) To adjust the working cycle of the Consultative Group so that it commences in April and ends in March of the following year, without prejudice to paragraph 49 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1. Accordingly, for the transitional period, the next working cycle of the Consultative Group will commence on 1 January 2016 and end on 31 March 2017. Thereafter, the working cycle will have a duration of one year.” [Adopted without a vote.] GE.15-17385(E) *1517385*