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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (h) "members of the consular staff" means consular officers, other than the head of a consular post, consular employees and members of the service staff; ...


ARTICLE-19: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF CONSULAR STAFF     [go to this ARTICLE]
... APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF CONSULAR STAFF ...
... 1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 20, 22 and 23, the sending State may freely appoint the members of the consular staff. ...


ARTICLE-20: SIZE OF THE CONSULAR STAFF     [go to this ARTICLE]
... SIZE OF THE CONSULAR STAFF ...
... In the absence of an express agreement as to the size of the consular staff, the receiving State may require that the size of the staff be kept within limits considered by it to be reasonable and normal, having regard to circumstances and conditions in the consular district and to the needs of the particular post. ...


ARTICLE-23: PERSONS DECLARED "NON GRATA"     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The receiving State may at any time notify the sending State that a consular officer is persona non grata or that any other member of the consular staff is not acceptable. In that event, the sending State shall, as the case may be, either recall the person concerned or terminate his functions with the consular post. ...
... 2. If the sending State refuses or fails within a reasonable time to carry out its obligations under paragraph 1 of this Article, the receiving State may, as the case may be, either withdraw the exequatur from the person concerned or cease to consider him as a member of the consular staff. ...


ARTICLE-25: TERMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF A MEMBER OF A CONSULAR POST     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) on notification by the receiving State to the sending State that the receiving State has ceased to consider him as a member of the consular staff. ...


ARTICLE-42: NOTIFICATION OF ARREST, DETENTION OR PROSECUTION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... In the event of the arrest or detention, pending trial, of a member of the consular staff, or of criminal proceedings being instituted against him, the receiving State shall promptly notify the head of the consular post. Should the latter be himself the object of any such measure, the receiving State shall notify the sending State through the diplomatic channel. ...