83 source for activities carried out during the course of their official functions while in the service of the United Nations. Commentary To ensure that officials and experts are perceived as impartial, regulation 2 (g) prohibits the acceptance of any honour, decoration, favour, gift or remuneration from any Government or non-governmental source for activities carried out during the course of their official functions while in the service of the United Nations. Regulation 2 (h) Officials and experts on mission shall not be actively associated with the management of, or hold a financial interest in, any profit-making, business or other concern, if it were possible for them or the profit-making, business or other concern to benefit from such association or financial interest by reason of their position with the United Nations. Officials or experts on mission who are in such a situation shall either dispose of that financial interest or formally excuse themselves from participating with regard to any involvement in that matter that has given rise to the conflict-of-interest situation. Commentary 1. The first sentence of regulation 2 (h) is similar to staff regulation 1.2 (m). The purpose of the provision is to put officials and experts on mission on notice that they cannot be actively associated with a profit-making, business or other concern, if either the concern or the official or expert on mission is to profit therefrom by reason of the association with the Organization. It will be for the Secretary-General or the appointing authority to judge whether a particular act has given rise to a conflict-of-interest situation. 2. The second sentence of regulation 2 (h) is similar to the second part of staff rule 101.2 (n), which deals with the consequences of a staff member’s having a possible conflict-of-interest situation. In such cases, the official or expert on mission shall dispose of the interests or, if practicable, shall excuse himself or herself from dealing with the matter on behalf of the Organization. 3. Generally, experts on mission are appointed on a part-time basis, and it is therefore likely that they are engaged in other activities, including employment, when they are not performing services for the Organization. While there is no question that experts on mission may be so engaged, they must ensure that those activities are not incompatible with their status or functions as experts on mission.