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VIENNACONVENTIONONDIPLOMATICRELATIONSANDOPTIONALPROTOCOLS

ViennaConventiononDiplomaticRelations.DoneatVienna,on18April1961

TheStatesPartiestothepresentConvention,

Recallingthatpeoplesofallnationsfromancienttimeshaverecognizedthestatusofdiplomaticagents,

HavinginmindthepurposesandprinciplesoftheCharteroftheUnitedNationsconcerningthesovereignequalityofStates,themaintenanceofinternationalpeaceandsecurity,andthepromotionoffriendlyrelationsamongnations,

Believingthataninternationalconventionondiplomaticintercourse,privilegesandimmunitieswouldcontributetothedevelopmentoffriendlyrelationsamongnations,irrespectiveoftheirdifferingconstitutionalandsocialsystems,

RealizingthatthepurposeofsuchprivilegesandimmunitiesisnottobenefitindividualsbuttoensuretheefficientperformanceofthefunctionsofdiplomaticmissionsasrepresentingStates,

AffirmingthattherulesofcustomaryinternationallawshouldcontinuetogovernquestionsnotexpresslyregulatedbytheprovisionsofthepresentConvention,

Haveagreedasfollows:

ArticleI

ForthepurposeofthepresentConvention,thefollowingexpressionsshallhavethemeaningshereunderassignedtothem:

（a）The"headofthemission"isthepersonchargedbythesendingStatewiththedutyofactinginthatcapacity;

（b）The"membersofthemission"aretheheadofthemissionandthemembersofthestaffofthemission;

（c）The"membersofthestaffofthemission"arethemembersofthediplomaticstaff,oftheadministrativeandtechnicalstaffandoftheservicestaffofthemission;

（d）The"membersofthediplomaticstaff"arethemembersofthestaffofthemissionhavingdiplomaticrank;

（e）A"diplomaticagent"istheheadofthemissionoramemberofthediplomaticstaffofthemission;

（f）The"membersoftheadministrativeandtechnicalstaff"arethemembersofthestaffofthemissionemployedintheadministrativeandtechnicalserviceofthemission;

（g）The"membersoftheservicestaff"arethemembersofthestaffofthemissioninthedomesticserviceofthemission;

（h）A"privateservant"isapersonwhoisinthedomesticserviceofamemberofthemissionandwhoisnotanemployeeofthesendingState;

（i）The"premisesofthemission"arethebuildingsorpartsofbuildingsandthelandancillarythereto,irrespectiveofownership,usedforthepurposesofthemissionincludingtheresidenceoftheheadofthemission.

Article2

TheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationsbetweenStates,andofpermanentdiplomaticmissions,takesplacebymutualconsent.

Article3

1.Thefunctionsofadiplomaticmissionconsist,interalia,in:

（a）RepresentingthesendingStateinthereceivingState;

（b）ProtectinginthereceivingStatetheinterestsofthesendingStateandofitsnationals,withinthelimitspermittedbyinternationallaw;

（c）NegotiatingwiththeGovernmentofthereceivingState;

（d）AscertainingbyalllawfulmeansconditionsanddevelopmentsinthereceivingState,andreportingthereontotheGovernmentofthesendingState;

（e）PromotingfriendlyrelationsbetweenthesendingStateandthereceivingState,anddevelopingtheireconomic,culturalandscientificrelations;

2.NothinginthepresentConventionshallbeconstruedaspreventingtheperformanceofconsularfunctionsbyadiplomaticmission.

Article4

1.ThesendingStatemustmakecertainthattheagreementofthereceivingStatehasbeengivenforthepersonitproposestoaccreditasheadofthemissiontothatState.

2.ThereceivingStateisnotobligedtogivereasonstothesendingStateforarefusalofagreement.

Article5

1.ThesendingStatemay,afterithasgivenduenotificationtothereceivingStatesconcerned,accreditaheadofmissionorassignanymemberofthediplomaticstaff,asthecasemaybe,tomorethanoneState,unlessthereisexpressobjectionbyanyofthereceivingStates.

2.IfthesendingStateaccreditsaheadofmissiontooneormoreotherStatesitmayestablishadiplomaticmissionheadedbyacharg?

d'affairesadinterimineachStatewheretheheadofmissionhasnothispermanentseat.

3.AheadofmissionoranymemberofthediplomaticstaffofthemissionmayactasrepresentativeofthesendingStatetoanyinternationalorganization.

Article6

TwoormoreStatesmayaccreditthesamepersonasheadofmissiontoanotherState,unlessobjectionisofferedbythereceivingState.

Article7

Subjecttotheprovisionsofarticles5,8,9and11,thesendingStatemayfreelyappointthemembersofthestaffofthemission.Inthecaseofmilitary,navalorairattach閟,thereceivingStatemayrequiretheirnamestobesubmittedbeforehand,foritsapproval.

Article8

1.MembersofthediplomaticstaffofthemissionshouldinprinciplebeofthenationalityofthesendingState.

2.MembersofthediplomaticstaffofthemissionmaynotbeappointedfromamongpersonshavingthenationalityofthereceivingState,exceptwiththeconsentofthatStatewhichmaybewithdrawnatanytime.

3.ThereceivingStatemayreservethesamerightwithregardtonationalsofathirdStatewhoarenotalsonationalsofthesendingState.

Article9

1.ThereceivingStatemayatanytimeandwithouthavingtoexplainitsdecision,notifythesendingStatethattheheadofthemissionoranymemberofthediplomaticstaffofthemissionispersonanongrataorthatanyothermemberofthestaffofthemissionisnotacceptable.Inanysuchcase,thesendingStateshall,asappropriate,eitherrecallthepersonconcernedorterminatehisfunctionswiththemission.ApersonmaybedeclarednongrataornotacceptablebeforearrivingintheterritoryofthereceivingState.

2.IfthesendingStaterefusesorfailswithinareasonableperiodtocarryoutitsobligationsunderparagraph1ofthisarticle,thereceivingStatemayrefusetorecognizethepersonconcernedasamemberofthemission.

Article10

1.TheMinistryforForeignAffairsofthereceivingState,orsuchotherministryasmaybeagreed,shallbenotifiedof:

（a）Theappointmentofmembersofthemission,theirarrivalandtheirfinaldepartureortheterminationoftheirfunctionswiththemission;

（b）Thearrivalandfinaldepartureofapersonbelongingtothefamilyofamemberofthemissionand,whereappropriate,thefactthatapersonbecomesorceasestobeamemberofthefamilyofamemberofthemission;

（c）Thearrivalandfinaldepartureofprivateservantsintheemployofpersonsreferredtoinsub-paragraph（a）ofthisparagraphand,whereappropriate,thefactthattheyareleavingtheemployofsuchpersons;

（d）TheengagementanddischargeofpersonsresidentinthereceivingStateasmembersofthemissionorprivateservantsentitledtoprivilegesandimmunities.

2.Wherepossible,priornotificationofarrivalandfinaldepartureshallalsobegiven.

Article11

1.Intheabsenceofspecificagreementastothesizeofthemission,thereceivingStatemayrequirethatthesizeofamissionbekeptwithinlimitsconsideredbyittobereasonableandnormal,havingregardtocircumstancesandconditionsinthereceivingStateandtotheneedsoftheparticularmission.

2.ThereceivingStatemayequally,withinsimilarboundsandonanon-discriminatorybasis,refusetoacceptofficialsofaparticularcategory.

Article12

ThesendingStatemaynot,withoutthepriorexpressconsentofthereceivingState,establishofficesformingpartofthemissioninlocalitiesotherthanthoseinwhichthemissionitselfisestablished.

Article13

1.TheheadofthemissionisconsideredashavingtakenuphisfunctionsinthereceivingStateeitherwhenhehaspresentedhiscredentialsorwhenhehasnotifiedhisarrivalandatruecopyofhiscredentialshasbeenpresentedtotheMinistryforForeignAffairsofthereceivingState,orsuchotherministryasmaybeagreed,inaccordancewiththepracticeprevailinginthereceivingStatewhichshallbeappliedinauniformmanner.

2.Theorderofpresentationofcredentialsorofatruecopythereofwillbedeterminedbythedateandtimeofthearrivaloftheheadofthemission.

Article14

1.Headsofmissionaredividedintothreeclasses-namely:

（a）ThatofambassadorsornunciosaccreditedtoHeadsofState,andotherheadsofmissionofequivalentrank;

（b）Thatofenvoys,ministersandinternunciosaccreditedtoHeadsofState:

（c）Thatofcharg閟d'affairesaccreditedtoMinistersforForeignAffairs.

2.Exceptasconcernsprecedenceandetiquette,thereshallbenodifferentiationbetweenheadsofmissionbyreasonoftheirclass.

Article15

TheclasstowhichtheheadsoftheirmissionsaretobeassignedshallbeagreedbetweenStates.

Article16

1.Headsofmissionshalltakeprecedenceintheirrespectiveclassesintheorderofthedateandtimeoftakinguptheirfunctionsinaccordancewitharticle13.

2.Alterationsinthecredentialsofaheadofmissionnotinvolvinganychangeofclassshallnotaffecthisprecedence.

3.ThisarticleiswithoutprejudicetoanypracticeacceptedbythereceivingStateregardingtheprecedenceoftherepresentativeoftheHolySee.

Article17

TheprecedenceofthemembersofthediplomaticstaffofthemissionshallbenotifiedbytheheadofthemissiontotheMinistryforForeignAffairsorsuchotherministryasmaybeagreed.

Article18

TheproceduretobeobservedineachStateforthereceptionofheadsofmissionshallbeuniforminrespectofeachclass.

Article19

1.Ifthepostofheadofthemissionisvacant,oriftheheadofthemissionisunabletoperformhisfunctionsacharg?

d'affairesadinterimshallactprovisionallyashe