Council Directive (EU) 2015/637 Article 2

General principle

Article 2

1. Member States' embassies or consulates shall provide consular protection to unrepresented citizens on the same conditions as to their own nationals. 2. Member States may decide that this Directive shall apply to the consular protection provided by honorary consuls in compliance with Article 23 TFEU. Member States shall ensure that unrepresented citizens are duly informed about such decisions and the extent to which honorary consuls are competent to provide protection in a given case.

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