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ARTICLE-23: PERSONS DECLARED "NON GRATA"     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. In the cases mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Article, the receiving State is not obliged to give to the sending State reasons for its decision. ...


ARTICLE-41: PERSONAL INVIOLABILITY OF CONSULAR OFFICERS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Consular officers shall not be liable to arrest or detention pending trial, except in the case of a grave crime and pursuant to a decision by the competent judicial authority. ...
... 2. Except in the case specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, consular officers shall not be committed to prison or liable to any other form of restriction on their personal freedom save in execution of a judicial decision of final effect. ...


ARTICLE-68: OPTIONAL CHARACTER OF THE INSTITUTION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... OF HONORARY CONSULAR OFFICERS Each State is free to decide whether it will appoint or receive honorary consular officers. ...


ARTICLE-69: CONSULAR AGENTS WHO ARE NOT HEADS OF CONSULAR POSTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State is free to decide whether it will establish or admit consular agencies conducted by consular agents not designated as heads of consular post by the sending State. ...