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                                              DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES ACT, 1962 
                                              (ACT 148)</span></b></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Articles to have Force of Law.</span></p>
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                                              2. International Organisations.</span></p>
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                                              3. Repeals.</span></p>
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                                              4. Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Schedule</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES ACT, 
                                              1962</span></b></p>
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                                              AN ACT to enable effect to be 
                                              given to the Vienna Convention on 
                                              Diplomatic Relations signed in 
                                              Vienna on the eighteenth day of 
                                              April, one thousand nine hundred 
                                              and sixty-one, and for purposes 
                                              connected therewith.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 7th November, 1962</span></p>
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                                              WHEREAS a Convention entitled the 
                                              Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 
                                              Relations the fact of which is set 
                                              out in the Schedule to this Act, 
                                              and is in this Act referred to as 
                                              &quot;the Vienna Convention&quot; was signed 
                                              on behalf of the Government of 
                                              Ghana in Vienna on the eighteenth 
                                              day of April, one thousand nine 
                                              hundred and sixty-one, for 
                                              promoting friendly relations among 
                                              nations by establishing in common 
                                              agreement uniform principles and 
                                              rules relating to diplomatic 
                                              intercourse, privileges and 
                                              immunities:</span></p>
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                                              AND WHEREAS it is decided to give 
                                              effect to the Vienna Convention 
                                              and to provide, so far as 
                                              necessary, that its provisions 
                                              shall have the force of law in 
                                              Ghana:</span></p>
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                                              AND WHEREAS it is intended that 
                                              the Vienna Convention shall 
                                              replace the Diplomatic Privileges 
                                              Ordinance conferring immunities 
                                              and privileges on staffs, 
                                              representatives and members of 
                                              committees of, and persons on 
                                              missions on behalf of, certain 
                                              international organisations and in 
                                              respect of the property, premises 
                                              and documents of such 
                                              organisations:</span></p>
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                                              NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the 
                                              President and the National 
                                              Assembly in this present 
                                              Parliament assembled as follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Articles to Have Force 
                                              of Law.</span></b></p>
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                                              Articles 22, 23, 24, and 27 to 40 
                                              of the Vienna Convention (which 
                                              regulate the immunities and 
                                              privileges, including exemption 
                                              from taxation, freedom of 
                                              communication, inviolability of 
                                              premises and immunity from civil 
                                              and criminal jurisdiction, to be 
                                              conferred upon diplomatic agents) 
                                              shall have the force of law and 
                                              references therein to the 
                                              receiving State shall, for this 
                                              purpose, be construed as 
                                              references to the Republic.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2&#8212;International 
                                              Organisations.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The President may, by legislative 
                                              instrument, make Regulations 
                                              extending any or all of the 
                                              immunities and privileges 
                                              conferred on diplomatic agents by 
                                              virtue of this Act to prescribed 
                                              organisations and prescribed 
                                              representatives and officials, 
                                              subject to such conditions and 
                                              limitations as may be prescribed.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3&#8212;Repeals.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Diplomatic Privileges 
                                              Ordinance (Cap. 268) and the 
                                              Diplomatic Immunities Commonwealth 
                                              Countries) Ordinance, 1957 (No. 
                                              22) are repealed.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Pending the making of 
                                              regulations under section 2 of 
                                              this Act, organisations and 
                                              persons to whom the Diplomatic 
                                              Privileges Ordinance applied shall 
                                              continue to be entitled to the 
                                              privileges and immunities 
                                              conferred by that Ordinance, so 
                                              far as they are not inconsistent 
                                              with the provisions of the Vienna 
                                              Convention to which section 2 of 
                                              this Act applies.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 4&#8212;Commencement. </span>
                                              </b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              This Act shall come into operation 
                                              on such day as the President may, 
                                              by legislative instrument, 
                                              appoint.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              SCHEDULE&#8212;VIENNA CONVENTION ON 
                                              DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The States Parties to the Present 
                                              Convention.</span></p>
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                                              Recalling that peoples of all 
                                              nations from ancient times have 
                                              recognised the status of 
                                              diplomatic agents,</span></p>
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                                              Having in mind the purposes and 
                                              principles of the Charter of the 
                                              United Nations concerning the 
                                              sovereign equality of States, the 
                                              maintenance of international peace 
                                              and security, and the promotion of 
                                              friendly relations among nations,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Believing that an international 
                                              convention on diplomatic 
                                              intercourse, privileges, and 
                                              immunities would contribute to the 
                                              development of friendly relations 
                                              among nations, irrespective of 
                                              their differing constitutional and 
                                              social system,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Realising that the purpose of such 
                                              privileges and immunities is not 
                                              to benefit individuals but to 
                                              ensure the efficient performance 
                                              of the functions of diplomatic 
                                              missions as representing States,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Affirming that the rules of 
                                              customary international law should 
                                              continue to govern questions not 
                                              expressly regulated by the 
                                              provisions of the present 
                                              Convention,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Have agreed as follows:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 1</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              For the purpose of the present 
                                              Convention, the following 
                                              expressions shall have the 
                                              meanings hereunder assigned to 
                                              them:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the &quot;head of the mission&quot; is 
                                              the person charged by the sending 
                                              State with the duty of acting in 
                                              that capacity;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the &quot;members of the mission&quot; 
                                              are the head of the mission and 
                                              the members of the staff of the 
                                              mission;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the &quot;members of the staff of 
                                              the mission&quot; are the members of 
                                              the diplomatic staff, of the 
                                              administrative and technical staff 
                                              and of the service staff of the 
                                              mission;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the &quot;members of the diplomatic 
                                              staff&quot; are the members of the 
                                              staff of the mission having 
                                              diplomatic rank;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) a &quot;diplomatic agent&quot; is the 
                                              head of the mission or a member of 
                                              the diplomatic staff of the 
                                              mission;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) the &quot;members of the 
                                              administrative and technical 
                                              staff&quot; are the members of the 
                                              staff of the mission employed in 
                                              the administrative and technical 
                                              service of the mission;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) the &quot;members of the service 
                                              staff&quot; are the members of the 
                                              staff of the mission in the 
                                              domestic service of the mission;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) a &quot;private servant&quot; is a 
                                              person who is in the domestic 
                                              service of a member of the mission 
                                              and who is not an employee of the 
                                              sending State;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              the &quot;premises of the mission&quot; are 
                                              the buildings or parts of 
                                              buildings and the land ancillary 
                                              thereto, irrespective of 
                                              ownership, used for the purposes 
                                              of the mission including the 
                                              residence of the head of the 
                                              mission.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 2</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The establishment of diplomatic 
                                              relations between States, and of 
                                              permanent diplomatic missions, 
                                              takes place by mutual consent.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 3</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The functions of a diplomatic 
                                              mission consist inter alia in:</span></p>
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                                              (a) representing the sending State 
                                              in the receiving State;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) protecting in the receiving 
                                              State the interests of the sending 
                                              State and of its nationals, within 
                                              the limits permitted by 
                                              international law;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) negotiating with the 
                                              Government of the receiving State;</span></p>
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                                              (d) ascertaining by all lawful 
                                              means conditions and developments 
                                              in the receiving state and 
                                              reporting thereon to the 
                                              government of the sending State;</span></p>
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                                              (e) promoting friendly relations 
                                              between the sending State and the 
                                              receiving State, and&nbsp; developing 
                                              their economic, cultural and 
                                              scientific relations.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Nothing in the present 
                                              Convention shall be construed as 
                                              preventing the performance of 
                                              consular functions by a diplomatic 
                                              mission.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 4</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The sending State must make 
                                              certain that the agreément of the 
                                              receiving State has been given for 
                                              the person it proposes to accredit 
                                              as head of the mission to that 
                                              State.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The receiving State is not 
                                              obliged to give reasons to the 
                                              sending State for a refusal of 
                                              agreément.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 5 </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The sending State may, after it 
                                              has given due notification to the 
                                              receiving State concerned, 
                                              accredit a head of mission or 
                                              assign any member of the 
                                              diplomatic staff, as the case may 
                                              be, to more than one State, unless 
                                              there is express objection by any 
                                              of the receiving States.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. If the sending State accredits 
                                              a head of mission to one or more 
                                              other States it may establish a 
                                              diplomatic mission headed by a 
                                              chargé d&#8217;affaires ad interim in 
                                              each State where the head of 
                                              mission has not his permanent 
                                              seat.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. A head of&nbsp; mission&nbsp; or any 
                                              member of the diplomatic staff of 
                                              the mission may act as 
                                              representative of the sending 
                                              state to any international 
                                              organisation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 6</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Two or more States may accredit 
                                              the same person as head of mission 
                                              to another State, unless objection 
                                              is offered by the receiving State.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 7</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Subject to the provisions of 
                                              Articles 5, 8, 9 and 11, the 
                                              sending State may freely appoint 
                                              the members of the staff of the 
                                              mission.&nbsp; In the case of military, 
                                              naval or air attachés, the 
                                              receiving State may require their 
                                              names to be submitted beforehand 
                                              for its approval.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 8 </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Members of the diplomatic staff 
                                              of the mission should in principle 
                                              be of the nationality of the 
                                              sending State.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Members of the diplomatic staff 
                                              of the mission may not be 
                                              appointed from among persons 
                                              having the nationality of the 
                                              receiving State, except with the 
                                              consent of that State which may be 
                                              withdrawn at any time.</span></p>
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                                              3. The receiving State may reserve 
                                              the same right with regard to 
                                              nationals of a third State who are 
                                              not also nationals of the sending 
                                              State.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 9</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The receiving State may at any 
                                              time and without having to explain 
                                              its decision, notify the sending 
                                              State that the head of the mission 
                                              or any member of the diplomatic 
                                              staff of the mission is persona 
                                              non grata or that any other member 
                                              of the staff of the mission is not 
                                              acceptable.&nbsp; In any such case, the 
                                              sending State shall, as 
                                              appropriate, either recall the 
                                              person concerned or terminate his 
                                              functions with the mission. A 
                                              person may be declared non grata 
                                              or not acceptable before arriving 
                                              in the territory of the receiving 
                                              State.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. If the sending State refuses or 
                                              fails within a reasonable period 
                                              to carry out its obligations under 
                                              paragraph 1 of this Article, the 
                                              receiving State may refuse to 
                                              recognise the person concerned as 
                                              a member of the mission.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 10</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The Ministry for Foreign 
                                              Affairs of the receiving State, or 
                                              such other ministry as may be 
                                              agreed, shall be notified of:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the appointment of members of 
                                              the mission, their arrival and 
                                              their final departure or the 
                                              termination of their functions 
                                              with the mission;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the arrival and final 
                                              departure of a person belonging to 
                                              the family of a member of the 
                                              mission and, where appropriate, 
                                              the fact that a person becomes or 
                                              ceases to be a member of the 
                                              family of a member of the mission;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the arrival and final 
                                              departure of private servants in 
                                              the employ of persons referred to 
                                              in sub-paragraph (a) of this 
                                              paragraph and, where appropriate, 
                                              the fact that they are leaving the 
                                              employ of such persons;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the engagement and discharge 
                                              of persons resident in the 
                                              receiving State as members of the 
                                              mission or private servants 
                                              entitled to privileges and 
                                              immunities.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where possible, prior 
                                              notification of arrival and final 
                                              departure shall also be given.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 11</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. In the absence of specific 
                                              agreement as to the size of the 
                                              mission, the receiving State may 
                                              require that the size of a mission 
                                              be kept within limits considered 
                                              by it to be reasonable and normal, 
                                              having regard to circumstances and 
                                              conditions in the receiving State 
                                              and to the needs of the particular 
                                              mission.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The receiving State may 
                                              equally, within similar bounds and 
                                              on a non-discriminatory basis, 
                                              refuse to accept officials of a 
                                              particular category.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 12</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The sending State may not, without 
                                              the prior express consent of the 
                                              receiving State, establish offices 
                                              forming part of the mission in 
                                              localities other than those in 
                                              which the mission itself is 
                                              established.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 13</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The head of the mission is 
                                              considered as having taken up his 
                                              functions in the receiving State 
                                              either when he has presented his 
                                              credentials or when he has 
                                              notified his arrival and a true 
                                              copy of his credentials has been 
                                              presented to the Ministry for 
                                              Foreign Affairs of the receiving 
                                              State, or such other ministry as 
                                              may be agreed, in accordance with 
                                              the practice prevailing in the 
                                              receiving State which shall be 
                                              applied in a uniform manner.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The order of presentation of 
                                              credentials or of a true copy 
                                              thereof will be determined by the 
                                              date and time of the arrival of 
                                              the head of the mission.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 14</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Heads of mission are divided 
                                              into three classes, namely:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) that of ambassadors or nuncios 
                                              accredited to Heads of State, and 
                                              other heads of mission of 
                                              equivalent rank;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) that of envoys, ministers and 
                                              internuncios accredited to Heads 
                                              of State;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) that of chargé d'affaires 
                                              accredited to Ministers for 
                                              Foreign Affairs.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Except as concerns precedence and 
                                              etiquette, there shall be no 
                                              differentiation between heads of 
                                              mission by reason of their class.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 15</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The class to which the heads of 
                                              their missions are to be assigned 
                                              shall be agreed between States.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 16</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Heads of mission shall take 
                                              precedence in their respective 
                                              classes in the order of the date 
                                              and time of taking up their 
                                              functions in accordance with 
                                              Article 13.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Alterations in the credentials 
                                              of a head of mission not involving 
                                              any change of class shall not 
                                              affect his precedence.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. This article is without 
                                              prejudice to any practice accepted 
                                              by the receiving State regarding 
                                              the precedence of the 
                                              representative of the Holy See.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 17</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The precedence of the members of 
                                              the diplomatic staff of the 
                                              mission shall be notified by the 
                                              head of the mission to the 
                                              Ministry for Foreign Affairs or 
                                              such other ministry as may be 
                                              agreed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 18</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The procedure to be observed in 
                                              each State for the reception of 
                                              heads of mission shall be uniform 
                                              in respect of each class.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 19</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. If the post of head of the 
                                              mission is vacant, or if the head 
                                              of the mission is unable to 
                                              perform his functions, a chargé 
                                              d'affaires ad interim shall act 
                                              provisionally as head of the 
                                              mission.&nbsp; The name of the charge 
                                              d'affaires ad interim shall be 
                                              notified, either by the head of 
                                              the mission or, in case he is 
                                              unable to do so, by the Ministry 
                                              for Foreign Affairs of the sending 
                                              State to the Ministry for Foreign 
                                              Affairs of the receiving State or 
                                              such other ministry as may be 
                                              agreed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. In cases where no member of the 
                                              diplomatic staff of the mission is 
                                              present in the receiving State, a 
                                              member of the administrative and 
                                              technical staff may, with the 
                                              consent of the receiving State, be 
                                              designated by the sending State to 
                                              be in charge of the current 
                                              administrative affairs of the 
                                              mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 20</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The mission and its head shall 
                                              have the right to use the flag and 
                                              emblem of the sending State on the 
                                              premises of the mission, including 
                                              the residence of the head of the 
                                              mission, and on his means of 
                                              transport.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 21</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The receiving State shall 
                                              either facilitate the acquisition 
                                              on its territory, in accordance 
                                              with its laws, by the sending 
                                              State of premises necessary for 
                                              its mission or assist the latter 
                                              in obtaining accommodation in some 
                                              other way.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. It shall also, where necessary, 
                                              assist missions in obtaining 
                                              suitable accommodation for their 
                                              members.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 22</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The premises of the mission 
                                              shall be inviolable.&nbsp; The agents 
                                              of the receiving State may not 
                                              enter them, except with the 
                                              consent of the head of the 
                                              mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The receiving State is under a 
                                              special duty to take all 
                                              appropriate steps to protect the 
                                              premises of the mission against 
                                              any intrusion or damage and to 
                                              prevent any disturbance of the 
                                              peace of the mission or impairment 
                                              of its dignity.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. The premises of the mission, 
                                              their furnishings and other 
                                              property thereon and the means of 
                                              transport of the mission shall be 
                                              immune from search, requisition, 
                                              attachment or execution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 23</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The sending State and the head 
                                              of the mission shall be exempt 
                                              from all national, regional or 
                                              municipal dues and taxes in 
                                              respect of the premises of the 
                                              mission,&nbsp; whether owned or leased, 
                                              other than such as represent 
                                              payment for specific services 
                                              rendered.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The exemption from taxation 
                                              referred to in this Article shall 
                                              not apply to such dues and taxes 
                                              payable under the law of the 
                                              receiving State by persons 
                                              contracting with the sending State 
                                              or the head of the mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 24</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The archives and documents of the 
                                              mission shall be inviolable at any 
                                              time and wherever they may be.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 25</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The receiving State shall accord 
                                              full facilities for the 
                                              performance of the functions of 
                                              the mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 26</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Subject to its laws and 
                                              regulations concerning zones entry 
                                              into which is prohibited or 
                                              regulated for reasons of national 
                                              security, the receiving State 
                                              shall ensure to all members of the 
                                              mission freedom of movement and 
                                              travel in its territory.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 27</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The receiving State shall 
                                              permit and protect free 
                                              communication on the part of the 
                                              mission for all official purposes. 
                                              In communicating with the 
                                              Government and the other missions 
                                              and consulates of the sending 
                                              State, wherever situated, the 
                                              mission may employ all appropriate 
                                              means, including diplomatic 
                                              couriers and messages in code or 
                                              cipher.&nbsp; However, the mission may 
                                              install and use a wireless 
                                              transmitter only with the consent 
                                              of the receiving State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The official correspondence of 
                                              the mission shall be inviolable. 
                                              Official correspondence means all 
                                              correspondence relating to the 
                                              mission and its functions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. The diplomatic bag shall not be 
                                              opened or detained.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. The packages constituting the 
                                              diplomatic bag must bear visible 
                                              external marks of their character 
                                              and may contain only diplomatic 
                                              documents or articles intended for 
                                              official use.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. The diplomatic courier, who 
                                              shall be provided with an official 
                                              document indicating his status and 
                                              the number of packages 
                                              constituting the diplomatic bag, 
                                              shall be protected by the 
                                              receiving State in the performance 
                                              of his functions.&nbsp; He shall enjoy 
                                              personal inviolability and shall 
                                              not be liable to any form of 
                                              arrest or detention.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. The sending State or the 
                                              mission may designate diplomatic 
                                              couriers ad hoc.&nbsp; In such cases 
                                              the provisions of paragraph 5 of 
                                              this Article shall also apply, 
                                              except that the immunities therein 
                                              &nbsp;mentioned shall cease to apply 
                                              when such a courier has delivered 
                                              to the consignee the diplomatic 
                                              bag in his charge.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. A diplomatic bag may be 
                                              entrusted to the captain of a 
                                              commercial aircraft scheduled to 
                                              land at an authorised port of 
                                              entry.&nbsp; He shall be provided with 
                                              an official document indicting the 
                                              number of packages constituting 
                                              the bag but he shall not be 
                                              considered to be a diplomatic 
                                              courier.&nbsp; The mission may send one 
                                              of its members to take possession 
                                              of the diplomatic bag directly and 
                                              freely from the captain of the 
                                              aircraft.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 28</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The fees and charges levied by the 
                                              mission in the course of its 
                                              official duties shall be exempt 
                                              from all dues and taxes.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 29</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The person of a diplomatic agent 
                                              shall be inviolable. He shall not 
                                              be liable to any form of arrest or 
                                              detention. The receiving State 
                                              shall treat him with due respect 
                                              and shall take all appropriate 
                                              steps to prevent any attack on his 
                                              person, freedom or dignity.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 30</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The private residence of a 
                                              diplomatic agent shall enjoy the 
                                              same inviolability and protection 
                                              as the premises of the mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. His papers, correspondence and, 
                                              except as provided in paragraph 3 
                                              of Article 31, his property, shall 
                                              likewise enjoy inviolability.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 31</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. A diplomatic agent shall enjoy 
                                              immunity from the criminal 
                                              jurisdiction of the receiving 
                                              State. He shall also enjoy 
                                              immunity from its civil and 
                                              administrative jurisdiction, 
                                              except in the case of:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) a real action relating to 
                                              private immovable property 
                                              situated in the territory of the 
                                              receiving State, unless he holds 
                                              it on behalf of the sending State 
                                              for the purpose of the mission;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) an action relating to 
                                              succession in which the diplomatic 
                                              agent is involved as executor, 
                                              administrator, heir or legatee as 
                                              a private person and not on behalf 
                                              of the sending State;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) an action relating to any 
                                              professional commercial activity 
                                              exercised by the diplomatic agent 
                                              in the receiving State outside his 
                                              official functions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. A diplomatic agent is not 
                                              obliged to give evidence as a 
                                              witness.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. No measures of execution may be 
                                              taken in respect of a diplomatic 
                                              agent except in the cases coming 
                                              under sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and 
                                              (c) of paragraph 1 of this 
                                              Article, and provided that the 
                                              measures concerned can be taken 
                                              without infringing the 
                                              inviolability of his person or of 
                                              his residence.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. The immunity of a diplomatic 
                                              agent from the jurisdiction of the 
                                              receiving State does not exempt 
                                              him from the jurisdiction of the 
                                              sending State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 32</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The immunity from jurisdiction 
                                              of diplomatic agents and of 
                                              persons enjoying immunity under 
                                              Article 37 may be waived by the 
                                              sending State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Waiver must always be express.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. The initiation of proceedings 
                                              by a diplomatic agent or by a 
                                              person enjoying immunity from 
                                              jurisdiction under Article 37 
                                              shall preclude him from invoking 
                                              immunity from jurisdiction in 
                                              respect of any counterclaim 
                                              directly connected with the 
                                              principal claim.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Waiver of immunity from 
                                              jurisdiction in respect of civil 
                                              or administrative proceedings 
                                              shall not be held to imply waiver 
                                              of immunity in respect of the 
                                              execution of the judgment, for 
                                              which a separate waiver shall be 
                                              necessary.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 33</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Subject to the provisions of 
                                              paragraph 3 of this Article a 
                                              diplomatic agent shall with 
                                              respect to services rendered for 
                                              the sending State be exempt from 
                                              social security provisions which 
                                              may be in force in the receiving 
                                              State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The exemption provided for in 
                                              paragraph 1 of this Article shall 
                                              also apply to private servants who 
                                              are in the sole employ of a 
                                              diplomatic agent, on condition:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) that they are not nationals of 
                                              or permanently resident in the 
                                              receiving State; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) that they are covered by the 
                                              social security provisions which 
                                              may be in force in the sending 
                                              State or a third State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. A diplomatic agent who employs 
                                              persons to whom the exemption 
                                              provided for in paragraph 2 of 
                                              this Article does not apply shall 
                                              observe the obligations which the 
                                              social security provisions of the 
                                              receiving State impose upon 
                                              employers.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. The exemption provided for in 
                                              paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article 
                                              shall not preclude voluntary 
                                              participation in the social 
                                              security system of the receiving 
                                              State provided that such 
                                              participation is permitted by that 
                                              State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. The provisions of this Article 
                                              shall not affect bilateral or 
                                              multilateral agreements concerning 
                                              social security concluded 
                                              previously and shall not prevent 
                                              the conclusion of such agreements 
                                              in the future.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 34 </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              diplomatic agent shall be exempt 
                                              from all dues and taxes, personal 
                                              or real, national, regional or 
                                              municipal, except:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) indirect taxes of a kind which 
                                              are normally incorporated in the 
                                              price of goods or services;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) dues and taxes on private 
                                              immovable property situated in the 
                                              territory of the receiving State, 
                                              unless he holds it on behalf of 
                                              the sending State for the purpose 
                                              of the mission;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) estate, succession or 
                                              inheritance duties levied by the 
                                              receiving State, subject to the 
                                              provisions of paragraph 4 of 
                                              Article 39;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) dues and taxes on private 
                                              income having its source in the 
                                              receiving State and capital taxes 
                                              on investments made in commercial 
                                              undertakings in the receiving 
                                              State;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e)&nbsp; charges levied for specific 
                                              services rendered;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) registration, court or record 
                                              fees, mortgage dues and stamp 
                                              duty, with respect to immovable 
                                              property, subject to the 
                                              provisions of Article 23.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 35</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The receiving State shall exempt 
                                              diplomatic agents from all 
                                              personal services from all public 
                                              service of any kind whatsoever and 
                                              from military obligations such as 
                                              those connected with 
                                              requisitioning, military 
                                              contributions and billeting.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 36</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The receiving State shall, in 
                                              accordance with such laws and 
                                              regulations as it may adopt, 
                                              permit entry of and grant 
                                              exemption from all customs duties, 
                                              taxes and related charges other 
                                              than charges for storage, cartage 
                                              and similar services, on:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) articles for the official use 
                                              of the mission;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) articles for the personal use 
                                              of a diplomatic agent or members 
                                              of his family forming part of his 
                                              household, including articles 
                                              intended for his establishment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. The personal baggage of a 
                                              diplomatic agent shall be exempt 
                                              from inspection,&nbsp; unless there are 
                                              serious grounds for presuming that 
                                              it contains articles not covered 
                                              by the exemptions mentioned in 
                                              paragraph 1 of this Article, or 
                                              articles the import or export of 
                                              which is prohibited by the law or 
                                              controlled by the quarantine 
                                              regulations of the receiving 
                                              State.&nbsp; Such inspection shall be 
                                              conducted only in the presence of 
                                              the diplomatic agent or of h is 
                                              authorized representative.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 37</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The members of the family of a 
                                              diplomatic agent forming part of 
                                              his household shall, if they are 
                                              not nationals of the receiving 
                                              State, enjoy the privileges and 
                                              immunities specified in Articles 
                                              29 to 36.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Members of the administrative 
                                              and technical staff of the 
                                              mission, together with members of 
                                              their families forming part of 
                                              their respective households, 
                                              shall, if they are not nationals 
                                              of or permanently resident in the 
                                              receiving state, enjoy the 
                                              privileges and immunities 
                                              specified in Articles 29 to 35, 
                                              except that the immunity from 
                                              civil and administrative 
                                              jurisdiction of the receiving 
                                              State specified in paragraph 1 of 
                                              Article 31 shall not extend to 
                                              acts performed outside the course 
                                              of their duties.&nbsp; They shall also 
                                              enjoy the privileges specified in 
                                              Article 36, paragraph 1, in 
                                              respect of articles imported at 
                                              the time of first installation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Members of the service staff of 
                                              the mission who are not nationals 
                                              of or permanently resident in the 
                                              receiving State shall enjoy 
                                              immunity in respect of acts 
                                              performed in the course of their 
                                              duties, exemption from dues and 
                                              taxes on the emoluments they 
                                              receive by reason of their 
                                              employment and the exemption 
                                              contained in Article 33.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Private servants of members of 
                                              the mission shall, if they are not 
                                              nationals of or permanently 
                                              resident in the receiving State, 
                                              be except from dues and taxes on 
                                              the emoluments they receive by 
                                              reason of their employment.&nbsp; In 
                                              other respects, they may enjoy 
                                              privileges and immunities only to 
                                              the extent admitted by the 
                                              receiving State.&nbsp; However, the 
                                              receiving State must exercise its 
                                              jurisdiction over those persons in 
                                              such a manner as not to interfere 
                                              unduly with the performance of the 
                                              functions of the mission. </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 38</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Except insofar as additional 
                                              privileges and immunities may be 
                                              granted by the receiving State, a 
                                              diplomatic agent who is a national 
                                              of or permanently resident in that 
                                              State shall enjoy only immunity 
                                              from jurisdiction, and 
                                              inviolability, in respect of 
                                              official acts performed in the 
                                              exercise of his functions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Other members of the staff of 
                                              the mission and private servants 
                                              who are nationals of or 
                                              permanently resident in the 
                                              receiving State shall enjoy 
                                              privileges and immunities only to 
                                              the extent admitted by the 
                                              receiving State.&nbsp; However, the 
                                              receiving State must exercise its 
                                              jurisdiction over those persons in 
                                              such a manner as not to interfere 
                                              unduly with the performance of the 
                                              functions of the mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 39</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1.&nbsp; Every person entitled to 
                                              privileges and immunities shall 
                                              enjoy them from the moment he 
                                              enters the territory of the 
                                              receiving State on proceeding&nbsp; to 
                                              take up his post or, if already in 
                                              its territory, from the moment 
                                              when his appointment is notified 
                                              to the Ministry for Foreign 
                                              Affairs or such other ministry as 
                                              may be agreed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. When the functions of a person 
                                              enjoying privileges and immunities 
                                              have come to an end, such 
                                              privileges and immunities shall 
                                              normally cease at the moment when 
                                              he leaves the country or on expiry 
                                              of a reasonable period in which to 
                                              do so, but shall subsist until 
                                              that time, even in case of armed 
                                              conflict.&nbsp; However, with respect 
                                              to acts performed by such a person 
                                              in the exercise of his functions 
                                              as a member of the mission, 
                                              immunity shall continue to 
                                              subsist.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3.&nbsp; In case of the death of a 
                                              member of the mission, the members 
                                              of his family shall continue to 
                                              enjoy the privileges and 
                                              immunities to which they are 
                                              entitled until the expiry of a 
                                              reasonable period in which to 
                                              leave the country.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. In the event of the death of a 
                                              member of the mission not a 
                                              national of or permanently 
                                              resident in the receiving State or 
                                              a&nbsp; member of his family forming 
                                              part of his household, the 
                                              receiving State shall permit the 
                                              withdrawal of the movable property 
                                              of the deceased, with the 
                                              exception of any property acquired 
                                              in the country the export of which 
                                              was prohibited at the time of his 
                                              death.&nbsp; Estate, succession and 
                                              inheritance duties shall not be 
                                              levied on movable property the 
                                              presence of which in the receiving 
                                              State was due solely to the 
                                              presence there of the deceased as 
                                              a member of the mission or as a 
                                              member of the family of a member 
                                              of the mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 40</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. If a diplomatic agent passes 
                                              through or is in the territory of 
                                              a third State, which has granted 
                                              him a passport visa if such&nbsp; visa 
                                              was necessary, while proceeding to 
                                              take up or to return to his post, 
                                              or when returning to his own 
                                              country, the third State shall 
                                              accord him inviolability and such 
                                              other immunities as may be 
                                              required to ensure his transit or 
                                              return.&nbsp; The same shall apply in 
                                              the case of any members of his 
                                              family enjoying privileges or 
                                              immunities who are accompanying 
                                              the diplomatic agent, or 
                                              travelling separately to join him 
                                              or to return to their country.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. In circumstances similar to 
                                              those specified in paragraph 1 of 
                                              this Article, third States shall 
                                              not hinder the passage of the 
                                              members of the administrative and 
                                              technical or service staff of a 
                                              mission, and of members of their 
                                              families, through their 
                                              territories.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Third States shall accord to 
                                              official correspondence and other 
                                              official communications in 
                                              transit, including messages in 
                                              code or cipher, the same freedom 
                                              and protection as is accorded by 
                                              the receiving State.&nbsp; They shall 
                                              accord to diplomatic couriers, who 
                                              have been granted a passport visa 
                                              if such visa was necessary and 
                                              diplomatic bags in transit the 
                                              same inviolability and protection 
                                              as the receiving State is bound to 
                                              accord.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. The obligations of third States 
                                              under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of 
                                              this Article shall also apply to 
                                              the persons mentioned respectively 
                                              in those paragraphs, and to 
                                              official communications and 
                                              diplomatic bags, whose presence in 
                                              the territory of the third State 
                                              is due to force majeure.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 41</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Without prejudice to their 
                                              privileges and immunities, it is 
                                              the duty of all persons enjoying 
                                              such privileges and immunities to 
                                              respect the laws and regulations 
                                              of the receiving State.&nbsp; They also 
                                              have a duty not to interfere in 
                                              the internal affairs of that 
                                              State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. All official business with the 
                                              receiving State entrusted to the 
                                              mission by the sending State shall 
                                              be conducted with or through the 
                                              Ministry for Foreign Affairs of 
                                              the receiving State or such other 
                                              ministry as may be agreed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. The premises of the mission 
                                              must not be used in any manner 
                                              incompatible with the functions of 
                                              the mission as laid down in the 
                                              present Convention or by other 
                                              rules of general international law 
                                              or by any special agreements in 
                                              force between the sending and the 
                                              receiving State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 42</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              diplomatic agent shall not in the 
                                              receiving State practice for 
                                              personal profit any professional 
                                              or commercial activity.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 43</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The function of a diplomatic agent 
                                              comes to an end, inter alia:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) on notification by the sending 
                                              State to the receiving State that 
                                              the function of the diplomatic 
                                              agent has come to an end;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) on notification by the 
                                              receiving State to the sending 
                                              State that, in accordance with 
                                              paragraph 2 of Article 9, it 
                                              refuses to recognise the 
                                              diplomatic agent as a member of 
                                              the mission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 44</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The receiving State must, even in 
                                              case of armed conflict grant 
                                              facilities in order to enable 
                                              persons enjoying privileges and 
                                              immunities, other than nationals 
                                              of the receiving State, and 
                                              members of the families of such 
                                              persons irrespective of their 
                                              nationality, to leave at the 
                                              earliest possible moment.&nbsp; It 
                                              must, in particular, in case of 
                                              need, place at their disposal the 
                                              necessary means of transport for 
                                              themselves and their property.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 45</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              If diplomatic relations are broken 
                                              off between two States, or if a 
                                              mission is permanently or 
                                              temporarily recalled:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the receiving State must, even 
                                              in case of armed conflict, respect 
                                              and protect the premises of the 
                                              mission, together with its 
                                              property and archives;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the sending State may entrust 
                                              the custody of the premises of the 
                                              mission, together with its 
                                              property and archives, to a third 
                                              State acceptable to the receiving 
                                              State;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the sending State may entrust 
                                              the protection of its interests 
                                              and those of its nationals to a 
                                              third State acceptable to the 
                                              receiving State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 46</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              sending State may with the prior 
                                              consent of a receiving State, and 
                                              at the request of a third State 
                                              not represented in the receiving 
                                              State, undertake the temporary 
                                              protection of the interests of the 
                                              third State and of its nationals.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 47</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. In the application of the 
                                              provisions of the present 
                                              Convention, the receiving State 
                                              shall not discriminate as between 
                                              States.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. However, discrimination shall 
                                              not be regarded as taking place:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) where the receiving State 
                                              applies any of the provisions of 
                                              the present Convention 
                                              restrictively because of a 
                                              restrictive application of that 
                                              provision to its mission in the 
                                              sending State;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) where by custom or agreement 
                                              States extend to each other more 
                                              favourable treatment than is 
                                              required by the provisions of the 
                                              present Convention.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 48</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The present Convention shall be 
                                              open for signature by all States 
                                              Members of the United Nations or 
                                              of any of the specialised agencies 
                                              or Parties to the Statute of the 
                                              International Court of Justice, 
                                              and by any other State invited by 
                                              the General Assembly of the United 
                                              Nations to become a Party to the 
                                              Convention, as follows: until 31st 
                                              October, 1961 at the Federal 
                                              Ministry for Foreign Affairs of 
                                              Austria and subsequently, until 
                                              31st March, 1962, at the United 
                                              Nations Headquarters in New York.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 49</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The present Convention is subject 
                                              to ratification. The instruments 
                                              of ratification shall be deposited 
                                              with the Secretary-General of the 
                                              United Nations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 50</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The present Convention shall 
                                              remain open for accession by any 
                                              State belonging to any of the four 
                                              categories mentioned in Article 
                                              48.&nbsp; The instruments of accession 
                                              shall be deposited with the 
                                              Secretary-General of the United 
                                              Nations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 51</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The present Convention shall 
                                              enter into force on the thirtieth 
                                              day following the date of deposit 
                                              of the twenty-second instrument of 
                                              ratification or accession with the 
                                              Secretary-General of the United 
                                              Nations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. For each State ratifying or 
                                              acceding to the Convention after 
                                              the deposit of the twenty-second 
                                              instrument of ratification or 
                                              accession, the Convention shall 
                                              enter into force on the thirtieth 
                                              day after deposit by such State of 
                                              its instrument of ratification or 
                                              accession.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 52</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Secretary-General of the 
                                              United Nations shall inform all 
                                              States belonging to any of the 
                                              four categories mentioned in 
                                              Article 48:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) of signatures to the present 
                                              Convention and of the deposit of 
                                              instruments of ratification or 
                                              accession, in accordance with 
                                              Articles 48, 49 and 50;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) of the date on which the 
                                              present Convention will enter into 
                                              force, in accordance with Article 
                                              51.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Article 53</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The original of the present 
                                              Convention of which the Chinese, 
                                              English, French, Russian and 
                                              Spanish texts are equally 
                                              authentic shall be deposited with 
                                              the Secretary-General of the 
                                              United Nations, who shall send 
                                              certified copies thereof to all 
                                              States belonging to any of the 
                                              four categories mentioned in 
                                              Article 48.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned 
                                              Plenipotentiaries, being duly 
                                              authorised thereto by their 
                                              respective Governments, have 
                                              signed the present Convention.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DONE AT VIENNA, this eighteenth 
                                              day of April, one thousand nine 
                                              hundred and sixty-one.</span></p>
                                              <p></td>
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