Respect for the laws and regulations of the receiving State
1.Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, it is the duty of all persons enjoying such privileges and immunities to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving State. They also have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs of the State.
2.The consular premises shall not be used in any manner incompatible with the exercise of consular functions.
3.The provisions of paragraph 2 of this article shall not exclude the possibility of offices of other institutions or agencies being installed in part of the building in which the consular premises are situated, provided that the premises assigned to them are separate from those used by the consular post.
In that event, the said offices shall not, for the purposes of the present Convention, be considered to form part of the consular premises.
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In force from 24-04-1963
Source page 23
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Section 55 of the Vienna Convention of 24 April 1963 on Consular Relations/akn/un/act/treaty/1963-04-24/vienna-convention-consular-relations-1963
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