(f)
“member of the service staff” means any person employed in the domestic service of a consular
post;
(g)
“members of the consular post” means consular officers, consular employees and members of the
service staff;
(h)
“members of the consular staff” means consular officers, other than the head of a consular post,
consular employees and members of the service staff;
(i)
“member of the private staff” means a person who is employed exclusively in the private service
of a member of the consular post;
(j)
“consular premises” means the buildings or parts of buildings and the land ancillary thereto,
irrespective of ownership, used exclusively for the purposes of the consular post;
(k)
“consular archives” includes all the papers, documents, correspondence, books, films, tapes and
registers of the consular post, together with the ciphers and codes, the card-indexes and any article of
furniture intended for their protection or safe keeping.
2. Consular officers are of two categories, namely career consular officers and honorary consular
officers. The provisions of Chapter II of the present Convention apply to consular posts headed by career
consular officers, the provisions of Chapter III govern consular posts headed by honorary consular
officers.
3. The particular status of members of the consular posts who are nationals or permanent residents
of the receiving State is governed by article 71 of the present Convention.
C HAPTER I.
C ONSULAR R ELATIONS IN G ENERAL
SECTION
I.
ESTABLISHMENT AND CONDUCT OF CONSULAR RELATIONS
Article 2
Establishment of consular relations
1. The establishment of consular relations between States takes place by mutual consent.
2. The consent given to the establishment of diplomatic relations between two States implies, unless
otherwise stated, consent to the establishment of consular relations.
3. The severance of diplomatic relations shall not ipso facto involve the severance of consular
relations.
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