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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) "consular post" means any consulate-general, consulate, vice-consulate or consular agency; ...


ARTICLE-4: ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSULAR POST     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. The consent of the receiving State shall also be required if a consulate-general or a consulate desires to open a vice-consulate or a consular agency in a locality other than that in which it is itself established. ...


ARTICLE-69: CONSULAR AGENTS WHO ARE NOT HEADS OF CONSULAR POSTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State is free to decide whether it will establish or admit consular agencies conducted by consular agents not designated as heads of consular post by the sending State. ...
... 2. The conditions under which the consular agencies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may carry on their activities and the privileges and immunities which may be enjoyed by the consular agents in charge of them shall be determined by agreement between the sending State and the receiving State. ...