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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (f) "member of the service staff" means any person employed in the domestic service of a consular post; ...
... (g) "members of the consular post" means consular officers, consular employees and members of the service staff; ...
... (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; ...
... (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; ...
... (i) "member of the private staff" means a person who is employed exclusively in the private service of a member of the consular post; ...


ARTICLE-15: TEMPORARY EXERCISE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HEAD OF A CONSULAR POST     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. When, in the circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, a member of the diplomatic staff of the diplomatic mission of the sending State in the receiving State is designated by the sending State as an acting head of post, he shall, if the receiving State does not object thereto, continue to enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities. ...


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. ...
... 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-24: NOTIFICATION TO THE RECEIVING STATE OF APPOINTMENTS, ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) the arrival and final departure of members of the private staff and, where appropriate, the termination of their service as such; ...
... (d) the engagement and discharge of persons resident in the receiving State as members of a consular post or as members of the private staff entitled to privileges and immunities. ...


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-26: DEPARTURE FROM THE TERRITORY OF THE RECEIVING STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The receiving State shall, even in case of armed conflict, grant to members of the consular post and members of the private staff, other than nationals of the receiving State, and to members of their families forming part of their households irrespective of nationality, the necessary time and facilities to enable them to prepare their departure and to leave at the earliest possible moment after the termination of the functions of the members concerned. In particular, it shall, in case of need, place at their disposal the necessary means of transport for themselves and their property other than property acquired in the receiving State the export of which is prohibited at the time of departure. ...


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. ...


ARTICLE-44: LIABILITY TO GIVE EVIDENCE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Members of a consular post may be called upon to attend as witnesses in the course of judicial or administrative proceedings. A consular employee or a member of the service staff shall not, except in the cases mentioned in paragraph 3 of this Article, decline to give evidence. If a consular officer should decline to do so, no coercive measure or penalty may be applied to him. ...


ARTICLE-47: EXEMPTION FROM WORK PERMITS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Members of the private staff of consular officers and of consular employees shall, if they do not carry on any other gainful occupation in the receiving State, be exempt from the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. ...


ARTICLE-48: SOCIAL SECURITY EXEMPTION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The exemption provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply also to members of the private staff who are in the sole employ of members of the consular post, on condition: ...


ARTICLE-49: EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Members of the service staff shall be exempt from dues and taxes on the wages which they receive for their services. ...


ARTICLE-53: BEGINNING AND END OF CONSULAR PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Members of the family of a member of the consular post forming part of his household and members of his private staff shall receive the privileges and immunities provided in the present Convention from the date from which he enjoys privileges and immunities in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article or from the date of their entry into the territory of the receiving State or from the date of their becoming a member of such family or private staff, whichever is the latest. ...
... 2. Members of the family of a member of the consular post forming part of his household and members of his private staff shall receive the privileges and immunities provided in the present Convention from the date from which he enjoys privileges and immunities in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article or from the date of their entry into the territory of the receiving State or from the date of their becoming a member of such family or private staff, whichever is the latest. ...
... 3. When the functions of a member of the consular post have come to an end, his privileges and immunities and those of a member of his family forming part of his household or a member of his private staff shall normally cease at the moment when the person concerned leaves the receiving State or on the expiry of a reasonable period in which to do so, whichever is the sooner, but shall subsist until that time, even in case of armed conflict. In the case of the persons referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, their privileges and immunities shall come to an end when they cease to belong to the household or to be in the service of a member of the consular post provided, however, that if such persons intend leaving the receiving State within a reasonable period thereafter, their privileges and immunities shall subsist until the time of their departure. ...


ARTICLE-57: SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRIVATE GAINFUL OCCUPATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) to consular employees or to members of the service staff who carry on any private gainful occupation in the receiving State; ...
... (b) to members of the family of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph or to members of his private staff; ...


ARTICLE-71: NATIONALS OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE RECEIVING STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 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. ...