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7. To accept for safekeeping money and valuables from citizens of the sending State or intended for such citizens, provided that this is not contrary to the laws of the receiving country;

8. To perform such other acts as may be required, provided that they are not contrary to the laws of the receiving country.

The documents referred to in article 17 above, copies or translations thereof or extracts therefrom, which have been drawn up or certified by a consul shall be regarded in the receiving country as documents, copies, translations and extracts having the same standing in law and the same validity when adduced in evidence as if they had been drawn up, translated or certified by competent authorities and institutions of the receiving country.

However, the documents, copies, translations and extracts mentioned above shall be subject to such legalization as the law of the receiving country may require.

If a citizen of the sending State dies within the consul's district, the local authorities shall notify the consul thereof immediately, communicating such information as they may have concerning the estate left by the deceased and its estimated value, the existence of heirs or other persons entitled to share in the estate and their whereabouts, and the existence of a will.

Consuls shall have the following rights with respect to estates left by citizens of their country, and may exercise these rights personally or through duly authorized representatives:

(a) The right to participate in taking and signing the inventory of the estate;

(b) The right to communicate with the competent authorities of the receiving country with a view to protecting the estate from damage and deterioration.

1. Movable property left in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties by a deceased person who was a citizen of the other Party shall be handed over to the consul of the State of which the deceased was a citizen for disposal in accordance with the laws of the sending country.

The handing over of the estate and its transfer to the sending country shall take place in accordance with the laws of the receiving country.

No. 4609