05 cases of termination of honorary consuls in Vietnam

05 cases of termination of honorary consuls in Vietnam(Artwork)

Specifically, an honorary consul shall be terminated in Vietnam when:

(1)The term of recognition expires and the sending country does not notify the extension of honorary consul title of the individual.

(2) The honorary consul is deceased, missing, detained, imprisoned, or incapacitated.

(3) The honorary consul wishes to cease being an honorary consul and is approved by the sending country.

(4) Have his/her exequatur revoked by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The revocation of an exequatur can be performed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at any time without reason.

(5) The sending country notifies the termination of the honorary consulate via a diplomatic note.

Other than the cases (1) and (4), the sending country shall officially notify the termination of honorary consulates and honorary consuls to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. Then, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam shall issue decision on termination of honorary consulates and/or honorary consuls.

Cases of termination under the above cases shall translate to termination of privilege and immunity applicable to honorary consulates and honorary consuls according to this Decree and relevant law provisions.

As soon as a decision on termination of an honorary consulate and/or an honorary consul is issued, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam shall inform Vietnamese authorities about the termination as specified under Clause 4 Article 5 of Decree 26/2022/ND-CP.

Honorary consul shall then remove sign of the head office, national flag and national emblem of the sending country at the head office of the honorary consulate and vehicle, and return the honorary consul identity card in accordance with Clause 6 Article 13 of Decree 26/2022/ND-CP.

Decree 26/2022/ND-CP takes effect from June 1, 2022.

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Bao Ngoc

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