I, Sukumar Devotta, nominated by the Government of India and residing in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, member of RTOC declare as follows:
1) I have read the Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Guidelines for the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, its Technical Options Committees and Temporary Subsidiary Bodies (“the COI Guidelines”) as adopted by the Meeting of the Parties in Decision XXIV/8.
2) My responsibilities include:
I superannuated as the Director, National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India in 2008. Since then, I act as an adviser to various Indian government bodies including Ministry of Environment & Forests & Climate Change and Department of Science & Technology and also as an independent consultant in the broad areas of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, including refrigeration and air conditioning, and issues related to Montreal Protocol. All consultancies are conducted on a short-term assignment basis.
Neither I, nor my wife or my children own stock or have proprietary interest in companies producing ODS or their alternatives or substitutes.
3) This declaration constitutes my written agreement, pursuant to paragraph 8 of the COI Guidelines, to comply with the Guidelines. I understand that this written agreement is a condition of my service.
4) My interests and those of my wife or children are as given below:
- Proprietary interests: [None related to ODS or their alternatives)
- Financial interests: [None related to ODS or their alternatives]
- Consultancy or other positions: [as indicated under 2 above]
- Government advice and other policy development: [as indicated under 2 above]
- Paid research activities, fellowships or grants: [None]
- Other interests: [None]
5) I conduct all work relating to RTOC on an entirely voluntary (unpaid) basis. UNEP Nairobi funds travel and accommodation related to my participation in RTOC meetings.
6) Pursuant to paragraph 11 of the COI Guidelines, I declare that I have not declined to disclose information falling within paragraph 10 of those Guidelines.
7) I undertake to disclose any material change to any of the above information, pursuant to paragraph 9 of the COI Guidelines, within 30 days of any such change.
8) I undertake to make further declarations of interest annually for so long as I remain a member of the RTOC.
9) I understand that this DOI will expire no later than one year after I have signed it.
Sukumar Devotta
Date: February 4, 2021