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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) "consular district" means the area assigned to a consular post for the exercise of consular functions; ...
ARTICLE-4: ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSULAR POST [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The seat of the consular post, its classification and the consular district shall be established by the sending State and shall be subject to the approval of the receiving State. ...
... 3. Subsequent changes in the seat of the consular post, its classification or the consular district may be made by the sending State only with the consent of the receiving State. ...
ARTICLE-6: EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS OUTSIDE THE CONSULAR DISTRICT [go to this ARTICLE]
... A consular officer may, in special circumstances, with the consent of the receiving State, exercise his functions outside his consular district. ...
ARTICLE-11: THE CONSULAR COMMISSION OR NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The head of a consular post shall be provided by the sending State with a document, in the form of a commission or similar instrument, made out for each appointment, certifying his capacity and showing, as a general rule, his full name, his category and class, the consular district and the seat of the consular post. ...
ARTICLE-14: NOTIFICATION TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE CONSULAR DISTRICT [go to this ARTICLE]
... As soon as the head of a consular post is admitted even provisionally to the exercise of his functions, the receiving State shall immediately notify the competent authorities of the consular district. It shall also ensure that the necessary measures are taken to enable the head of a consular post to carry out the duties of his office and to have the benefit of the provisions of the present Convention. ...
ARTICLE-20: SIZE OF THE CONSULAR STAFF [go to this ARTICLE]
... In the absence of an express agreement as to the size of the consular staff, the receiving State may require that the size of the staff be kept within limits considered by it to be reasonable and normal, having regard to circumstances and conditions in the consular district and to the needs of the particular post. ...
ARTICLE-36: COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT WITH NATIONALS OF THE SENDING STATE [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) if he so requests, the competent authorities of the receiving State shall, without delay, inform the consular post of the sending State if, within its consular district, a national of that State is arrested or committed to prison or to custody pending trial or is detained in any other manner. Any communication addressed to the consular post by the person arrested, in prison, custody or detention shall also be forwarded by the said authorities without delay. The said authorities shall inform the person concerned without delay of his rights under this sub-paragraph; ...
ARTICLE-38: COMMUNICATION WITH THE AUTHORITIES OF THE RECEIVING STATE [go to this ARTICLE]
ARTICLE-70: EXERCISE OF CONSULAR FUNCTIONS BY DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS [go to this ARTICLE]