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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) "consular district" means the area assigned to a consular post for the exercise of consular functions; ...
... (d) "consular officer" means any person, including the head of a consular post, entrusted in that capacity with the exercise of consular functions; ...


ARTICLE-3: EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS ...


ARTICLE-6: EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS OUTSIDE THE CONSULAR DISTRICT     [go to this ARTICLE]
... EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS OUTSIDE THE CONSULAR DISTRICT ...
... A consular officer may, in special circumstances, with the consent of the receiving State, exercise his functions outside his consular district. ...


ARTICLE-7: EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS IN A THIRD STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS IN A THIRD STATE ...
... The sending State may, after notifying the States concerned, entrust a consular post established in a particular State with the exercise of consular functions in another State, unless there is express objection by one of the States concerned. ...


ARTICLE-8: EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS ON BEHALF OF A THIRD STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS ON BEHALF OF A THIRD STATE ...
... Upon appropriate notification to the receiving State, a consular post of the sending State may, unless the receiving State objects, exercise consular functions in the receiving State on behalf of a third State. ...


ARTICLE-10: APPOINTMENT AND ADMISSION OF HEADS OF CONSULAR POSTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Heads of consular posts are appointed by the sending State and are admitted to the exercise of their functions by the receiving State. ...


ARTICLE-11: THE CONSULAR COMMISSION OR NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The sending State shall transmit the commission or similar instrument through the diplomatic or other appropriate channel to the Government of the State in whose territory the head of a consular post is to exercise his functions. ...


ARTICLE-12: THE EXEQUATUR     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The head of a consular post is admitted to the exercise of his functions by an authorization from the receiving State termed an exequatur, whatever the form of this authorization. ...


ARTICLE-13: PROVISIONAL ADMISSION OF HEADS OF CONSULAR POSTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Pending delivery of the exequatur, the head of a consular post may be admitted on a provisional basis to the exercise of his functions. In that case, the provisions of the present Convention shall apply. ...


ARTICLE-14: NOTIFICATION TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE CONSULAR DISTRICT     [go to this ARTICLE]
... As soon as the head of a consular post is admitted even provisionally to the exercise of his functions, the receiving State shall immediately notify the competent authorities of the consular district. It shall also ensure that the necessary measures are taken to enable the head of a consular post to carry out the duties of his office and to have the benefit of the provisions of the present Convention. ...


ARTICLE-15: TEMPORARY EXERCISE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HEAD OF A CONSULAR POST     [go to this ARTICLE]
... TEMPORARY EXERCISE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HEAD OF A CONSULAR POST ...


ARTICLE-16: PRECEDENCE AS BETWEEN HEADS OF CONSULAR POSTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. If, however, the head of a consular post before obtaining the exequatur is admitted to the exercise of his functions provisionally, his precedence shall be determined according to the date of the provisional admission; this precedence shall be maintained after the granting of the exequatur. ...


ARTICLE-19: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF CONSULAR STAFF     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The full name, category and class of all consular officers, other than the head of a consular post, shall be notified by the sending State to the receiving State in sufficient time for the receiving State, if it so wishes, to exercise its rights under paragraph 3 of Article 23. ...


ARTICLE-27: PROTECTION OF CONSULAR PREMISES AND ARCHIVES AND OF THE INTERESTS OF THE SENDING STATE IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) if the sending State, although not represented in the receiving State by a diplomatic mission, has another consular post in the territory of that State, that consular post may be entrusted with the custody of the premises of the consular post which has been closed, together with the property contained therein and the consular archives, and, with the consent of the receiving State, with the exercise of consular functions in the district of that consular post; or ...


ARTICLE-29: USE OF NATIONAL FLAG AND COAT-OF-ARMS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. In the exercise of the right accorded by this Article regard shall be had to the laws, regulations and usages of the receiving State. ...


ARTICLE-36: COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT WITH NATIONALS OF THE SENDING STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. With a view to facilitating the exercise of consular functions relating to nationals of the sending State: ...


ARTICLE-38: COMMUNICATION WITH THE AUTHORITIES OF THE RECEIVING STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... In the exercise of their functions, consular officers may address: ...


ARTICLE-41: PERSONAL INVIOLABILITY OF CONSULAR OFFICERS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. If criminal proceedings are instituted against a consular officer, he must appear before the competent authorities. Nevertheless, the proceedings shall be conducted with the respect due to him by reason of his official position and, except in the case specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, in a manner which will hamper the exercise of consular functions as little as possible. When, in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article, it has become necessary to detain a consular officer, the proceedings against him shall be instituted with the minimum of delay. ...


ARTICLE-43: IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Consular officers and consular employees shall not be amenable to the jurisdiction of the judicial or administrative authorities of the receiving State in respect of acts performed in the exercise of consular functions. ...


ARTICLE-44: LIABILITY TO GIVE EVIDENCE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. Members of a consular post are under no obligation to give evidence concerning matters connected with the exercise of their functions or to produce official correspondence and documents relating thereto. They are also entitled to decline to give evidence as expert witnesses with regard to the law of the sending State. ...


ARTICLE-53: BEGINNING AND END OF CONSULAR PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. However, with respect to acts performed by a consular officer or a consular employee in the exercise of his functions, immunity from jurisdiction shall continue to subsist without limitation of time. ...


ARTICLE-55: RESPECT FOR THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE RECEIVING STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The consular premises shall not be used in any manner incompatible with the exercise of consular functions. ...


ARTICLE-63: CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... If criminal proceedings are instituted against an honorary consular officer , he must appear before the competent authorities. Nevertheless, the proceedings shall be conducted with the respect due to him by reason of his official position and, except when he is under arrest or detention, in a manner which will hamper the exercise of consular functions as little as possible. When it has become necessary to detain an honorary consular officer, the proceedings against him shall be instituted with the minimum of delay. ...


ARTICLE-66: EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... An honorary consular officer shall be exempt from all dues and taxes on the remuneration and emoluments which he receives from the sending State in respect of the exercise of consular functions. ...


ARTICLE-70: EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS BY DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS BY DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ...
... 1. The provisions of the present Convention apply also, so far as the context permits, to the exercise of consular functions by a diplomatic mission. ...
... 2. The names of members of a diplomatic mission assigned to the consular section or otherwise charged with the exercise of the consular functions of the mission shall be notified to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the receiving State or to the authority designated by that Ministry. ...
... 3. In the exercise of consular functions a diplomatic mission may address: ...


ARTICLE-71: NATIONALS OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE RECEIVING STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Except in so far as additional facilities, privileges and immunities may be granted by the receiving State, consular officers who are nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving State shall enjoy only immunity from jurisdiction and personal inviolability in respect of official acts performed in the exercise of their functions, and the privilege provided in paragraph 3 of Article 44. So far as these consular officers are concerned, the receiving State shall likewise be bound by the obligation laid down in Article 42. If criminal proceedings are instituted against such a consular officer, the proceedings shall, except when he is under arrest or detention, be conducted in a manner which will hamper the exercise of consular functions as little as possible. ...
... 1. Except in so far as additional facilities, privileges and immunities may be granted by the receiving State, consular officers who are nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving State shall enjoy only immunity from jurisdiction and personal inviolability in respect of official acts performed in the exercise of their functions, and the privilege provided in paragraph 3 of Article 44. So far as these consular officers are concerned, the receiving State shall likewise be bound by the obligation laid down in Article 42. If criminal proceedings are instituted against such a consular officer, the proceedings shall, except when he is under arrest or detention, be conducted in a manner which will hamper the exercise of consular functions as little as possible. ...
... 2. Other members of the consular post who are nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving State and members of their families, as well as members of the families of consular officers referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall enjoy facilities, privileges and immunities only in so far as these are granted to them by the receiving State. Those members of the families of members of the consular post and those members of the private staff who are themselves nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving State shall likewise enjoy facilities, privileges and immunit ies only in so far as these are granted to them by the receiving State. The receiving State shall, however, exercise its jurisdiction over those persons in such a way as not to hinder unduly the performance of the functions of the consular post. ...