[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR5.301]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 5_ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 
 
Sec.  5.301  Exemption under section 3(a) of the Act.

    (a) A consular officer of a foreign government shall be considered 
duly accredited under section 3(a) of the Act whenever he has received 
formal recognition as such, whether provisionally or by exequatur, from 
the Secretary of State.
    (b) The exemption provided by section 3(a) of the Act to a duly 
accredited diplomatic or consular officer is personal and does not 
include within its scope an office, bureau, or other entity.