- Application procedure, including new form and motivation letter:...An updated information note on selection and appointment of special procedure mandate holders and a web-based application procedure, along with a new application form...are accessible through this web page... The Consultative Group...submits to the President, ‘at least one month before the beginning of the session in which the Council would consider the selection of mandate holders, a list of candidates who possess the highest qualifications for the mandates in question and meet the general criteria and particular requirements'. The list of recommendations will be made available on the Human Rights Council Extranet.