Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01068:section:13:p23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01068
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 13 (pt 23/30)
Character Range: 79361–82231

office furniture, office equipment and similar articles supplied by or at the instance of the sending State to the consular post.
Article 63
Criminal proceedings
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 64
Protection of honorary consular officers
The receiving State is under a duty to accord to an honorary consular officer such protection as may be required by reason of his official position.
Article 65
Exemption from registration of aliens and residence permits
Honorary consular officers, with the exception of those who carry on for personal profit any professional or commercial activity in the receiving State, shall be exempt from all obligations under the laws and regulations of the receiving State in regard to the registration of aliens and residence permits.
Article 66
Exemption from taxation
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 67
Exemption from personal services and contributions
The receiving State shall exempt honorary consular officers from all personal services and from all public services of any kind whatsoever and from military obligations such as those connected with requisitioning, military contributions and billeting.
Article 68
Optional character of the institution of honorary consular officers
Each State is free to decide whether it will appoint or receive honorary consular officers.

       CHAPTER IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 69
Consular agents who are not heads of consular posts
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 posts by the sending State.
2. The conditions under which the consular agencies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may carry on their activities and the privileges and immunities which may be enjoyed by the consular agents in charge of them shall be determined by agreement between the sending State and the receiving State.
Article 70
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