Ord. No. 17/70.

CONSULAR RELATIONS

CHAPTER III.-Regime relATING TO HONORARY CONSULAR OFFICE' AND Consular POSTS HEADED BY SUCH Officers.

ARTICLE 58.

General provisions relating to facilities, privileges and immunities.

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and 39,

1. Articles paragraph 3 of Article 54 and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 55 shall apply to consular posts headed by an honorary consular officer. In addition, the facilities, privileges and immunities of such consular posts shall be governed by Articles

60, 61 and 62.

2. Articles

43, paragraph 3 of Article 44. shall apply to honorary consular

Articles 45 and 53 officers. In addition, the facilities, privileges and immunities of such consular officers shall be governed by Articles

66 and 67.

3. Privileges and immunities provided in the present Convention shall not be accorded to members of the family of an honorary consular officer or of a consular employee employed at a consular post headed by an honorary consular officer.

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ARTICLE 60.

Exemption from taxation of consular premises.

Consular premises of a consular post headed by an honorary. consular officer of which the sending State is the owner or lessee shall be exempt from all national, regional or municipal dues and taxes what- soever, other than such as represent payment for specific services rendered.

2. The exemption from taxation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to such dues and taxes if, under the laws and regulations of the receiving State, they are payable by the person who contracted with the sending State.

ARTICLE 61.

Inviolability of consular archives and documents.

The consular archives and documents of a consular post headed by an honorary consular officer shall be inviolable at all times and wherever they may be, provided that they are kept separate from other papers and documents and, in particular, from the private correspondence of the head of a consular post and of any person working with him, and from the materials, books and documents relating to their profession or trade.

ARTICLE 62.

Exemption from customs duties.

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 the following articles, provided that they are for the official use of a consular post headed by an honorary consular officer: coats-of-arms, flags, signboards, seals and stamps, books, official printed matter, office furniture, office equipment and similar articles supplied by or at the instance of the sending State to the consular post.

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