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  • Article 8 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1.Members of the diplomatic staff of the mission should in principle be of the nationality of the sending State. 2.Members of the diplomatic staff of the mission may not be appointed from among persons having the nationality of the receiving State, except with the consent of that State…

  • Article 7 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Subject to the provisions of articles 5, 8, 9 and 11, the sending State may freely appoint the members of the staff of the mission. In the case of military, naval or air attachés, the receiving State may require their names to be submitted beforehand, for its approval.…

  • Article 6 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Two or more States may accredit the same person as head of mission to another State, unless objection is offered by the receiving State. See also: Article 5 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

  • Article 5 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1.The sending State may, after it has given due notification to the receiving States concerned, accredit a head of mission or assign any member of the diplomatic staff, as the case may be, to more than one State, unless there is express objection by any of the receiving…

  • Article 4 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1.The sending State must make certain that the agrément of the receiving State has been given for the person it proposes to accredit as head of the mission to that State. 2.The receiving State is not obliged to give reasons to the sending State for a refusal of…

  • Article 79 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Correction of errors in texts or in certified copies of treaties 1. Where, after the authentication of the text of a treaty, the signatory States and the contracting States are agreed that it contains an error, the error shall, unless they decide upon some other means…

  • Article 85 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Authentic texts The original of the present Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have…

  • Article 84 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Entry into force 1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification or accession. 2. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the thirty-fifth instrument of…

  • Article 83 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Accession The present Convention shall remain open for accession by any State belonging to any of the categories mentioned in article 81. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. See also: Article 82 Vienna Convention on the Law of…

  • Article 82 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Ratification The present Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. See also: Article 81 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties