A/HRC/15/36 VI. Proposals to be submitted to the Human Rights Council 59. The Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Expert Mechanism opened the discussion on proposals to be submitted to the Human Rights Council, recalling Council resolution 6/36. He further noted that for the first time the Expert Mechanism had decided to open this agenda item for a general discussion. He indicated that the decision was made in order to provide an opportunity for observers to share ideas and suggestions on the proposals that the Expert Mechanism could submit to the Council, at its fifteenth session. 60. A number of observers made recommendation for issues to be included in the proposals to be submitted by the Expert Mechanism. These included recommendations for thematic issues to be taken up in the future but also a number of recommendations concerning follow-up to the first and second studies undertaken by the Expert Mechanism. VII. Adoption of the report and proposals 61. At the final meeting of its third session, the Expert Mechanism adopted the progress report on the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decisionmaking and several proposals, contained in chapter II above. All proposals were adopted by consensus by the members of the Expert Mechanism. 62. In addition, the members of the Expert Mechanism adopted a provisional agenda for the fourth session of the Expert Mechanism, as contained in annex II. 15