《跟单信用证统一惯例》UCP500(英文版)94053717cfk.docx

Evaluation Warning: The document was created with Spire.Doc for .NET.跟单信用用证统一惯惯例UCCP5000（英文版版）A. GEENERAAL PRROVISSIONSS ANDD DEFFINITTIONSS Artticlee 1. Appllicattion of UUCP TThe UUnifoorm CCustooms aand PPracttice for Docuumenttary Creddits, 19993 Reevisiion, ICC Publlicattion No. 500, shaall aapplyy to all docuumenttary Creddits (inccludiing tto thhe exxtentt to whicch thhey mmay bbe apppliccablee, Sttandbby Leetterr(s) of CCrediit) wwheree theey arre inncorpporatted iinto the textt of the Creddit. Theyy aree binndingg on all partties therreto, unlless otheerwisse exxpresssly stippulatted iin thhe Crreditt. Arrticlle 2. Meaaningg of Creddit FFor tthe ppurpooses of tthesee Artticlees, tthe eexpreessioons ""Docuumenttary Creddit (s)" and "Staandbyy Lettter(s) oof Crreditt" (hhereiinaftter rreferrred to aas "CCrediit (ss) "), meean aany aarranngemeent, howeever nameed orr desscribbed, wherreby a baank (the "Isssuingg Bannk") actiing aat thhe reequesst annd onn thee insstrucctionns off a ccustoomer (thee "Apppliccant"") orr on its own behaalf,   i) is to mmake a paaymennt too or to tthe oorderr of a thhird partty(thhe "BBenefficiaary"), orr is to aacceppt annd paay biills of eexchaange(Drafft(s) drrawn by tthe BBenefficiaary, or    ii) autthoriizes anotther bankk to effeect ssuch paymment, or to aacceppt annd paay suuch bbillss of exchhangee(Draaft(ss), or    iiii) auuthorrizess anootherr bannk too neggotiaate, agaiinst stippulatted ddocumment(s), provvidedd thaat thhe teerms and condditioons oof thhe Crreditt aree commplieed wiith. For the purpposess of thesse Arrticlles, brannchess of a baank iin diifferrent counntriees arre coonsidderedd anootherr bannk. AArticcle 33. Crreditts v. Conntraccts aa. Crreditts, bby thheir natuure, are sepaaratee traansacctionns frrom tthe ssaless or otheer coontraact(ss) onn whiich tthey may be bbasedd andd bannks aare iin noo wayy conncernned wwith or bboundd by suchh conntracct(s), evven iif anny reefereence whattsoevver tto suuch ccontrract(s) iis inncludded iin thhe Crreditt. Coonseqquenttly, the undeertakking of aa bannk too payy, accceptt andd payy Draaft(ss) orr neggotiaate aand/oor too fullfilll anyy othher oobliggatioon unnder the Creddit, is nnot ssubjeect tto cllaimss or defeensess by the Appllicannt reesultting fromm hiss rellatioonshiips wwith the Issuuing Bankk or the Beneeficiiary. b. A Beneeficiiary can in nno caase aavaill himmselff of the conttracttual relaationnshipps exxistiing bbetweeen tthe bbankss or betwween the Appllicannt annd thhe Isssuinng Baank. Artiicle 4. DDocummentss v. Goodds/Seervicces/PPerfoormannces In CCrediit opperattionss alll parrtiess conncernned ddeal withh doccumennts, and not withh gooods, servvicess andd/or otheer peerforrmancces tto whhich the docuumentts maay reelatee. Arrticlle 5. Insstrucctionns too Isssue/AAmendd Creeditss a. IInstrructiions for the issuuancee of a Crreditt, thhe Crreditt itsself, insstrucctionns foor ann ameendmeent tthereeto, and the amenndmennt ittselff, muust bbe coompleete aand ppreciise. In oorderr to guarrd aggainsst coonfussion and misuunderrstanndingg, baanks shouuld ddiscoouragge anny atttemppt   i) tto inncludde exxcesssive detaail iin thhe Crreditt or in aany aamenddmentt theeretoo;   ii) to ggive insttructtionss to issuue, aadvisse orr connfirmm a CCrediit byy refferennce tto a Creddit ppreviiouslly isssuedd (siimilaar Crreditt) whhere suchh preeviouus Crreditt hass beeen suubjecct too acccepteed ammendmment(s), and/or uunacccepteed ammendmment(s), b. AAll iinstrructiions for the issuuancee of a Crreditt andd thee Creedit itseelf aand, wherre apppliccablee, alll innstruuctioons ffor aan ammendmment therreto and the amenndmennt ittselff, muust sstatee preeciseely tthe ddocumment(s) aagainnst wwhichh payymentt, acccepttancee or negootiattion is tto bee madde. BB. FOORM AAND NNOTIFFICATTIOINN OF CREDDITS Artiicle 6. RRevoccablee v. Irreevocaable Creddits a. AA Creedit may be eeitheer   i) rrevoccablee, orr   iii) iirrevvocabble. b. TThe CCrediit, tthereeforee, shhouldd cleearlyy inddicatte whhetheer itt is revoocablle orr irrrevoccablee. c. In the abseence of ssuch indiicatiion tthe CCrediit shhall be ddeemeed too be irreevocaable. Articcle 77. Addvisiing BBank''s Liiabillity a. AA Creedit may be aadvissed tto a Beneeficiiary throough anotther bankk (thhe "AAdvissing Bankk") wwithoout eengaggemennt onn thee parrt off thee Advvisinng Baank, but thatt bannk, iif itt eleects to aadvisse thhe Crreditt, shhall takee reaasonaable caree to checck thhe apppareent aautheenticcity of tthe CCrediit whhich it aadvisses. If tthe bbank eleccts nnot tto addvisee thee Creedit, it mustt so infoorm tthe IIssuiing BBank withhout delaay. bb. Iff thee Advvisinng Baank ccannoot esstabllish suchh appparennt auuthennticiity iit muust iinforrm, wwithoout ddelayy, thhe baank ffrom whicch thhe innstruuctioons aappeaar too havve beeen rreceiived thatt it has beenn unaable to eestabblishh thee autthentticitty off thee Creedit and if iit ellectss nonnetheelesss to adviise tthe CCrediit itt musst innformm thee Benneficciaryy thaat itt hass nott beeen abble tto esstabllish the authhentiicityy of the Creddit. Artiicle 8. RRevoccatioon off Creedit a. AA revvocabble CCrediit maay bee ameendedd or canccelleed byy thee Isssuingg Bannk att anyy momment and withhout prioor nooticee to the Beneeficiiary. b. Howeever, thee Isssuingg Bannk muust:   i) reiimburrse aanothher bbank withh whiich aa revvocabble CCrediit haas beeen mmade avaiilablle foor siight paymment, accceptaance or nnegottiatiion-ffor aany ppaymeent, acceeptannce oor neegotiiatioon maade bby suuch bbank-prioor too recceiptt by it oof nooticee of amenndmennt orr canncelllatioon, aagainnst ddocummentss whiich aappeaar onn theeir fface to bbe inn commpliaance withh thee terrms aand ccondiitionns off thee Creedit,    ii) reimmbursse annotheer baank wwith whicch a revoocablle Crreditt hass beeen maade aavaillablee forr defferreed paaymennt, iif suuch aa bannk haas, ppriorr to receeipt by iit off nottice of aamenddmentt or canccellaationn, taaken up ddocummentss whiich aappeaar onn theeir fface to bbe inn commpliaance withh thee terrms aand ccondiitionns off thee Creedit. Artticlee 9. Liabbilitty off Isssuingg andd Connfirmming Bankks a. An irreevocaable Creddit cconsttituttes aa deffinitte unnderttakinng off thee Isssuingg Bannk, pproviided thatt thee stiipulaated docuumentts arre prresennted to tthe NNominnatedd Bannk orr to the Issuuing Bankk andd thaat thhe teerms and condditioons oof thhe Crreditt aree commplieed wiith:   i) if the Creddit pproviides for sighht paaymennt-too payy at sighht;  ii) if tthe CCrediit prroviddes ffor ddeferrred paymment-to ppay oon thhe maaturiity ddate(s) ddeterrminaable in aaccorrdancce wiith tthe sstipuulatiions of tthe CCrediit;    iiii) iff thee Creedit provvidess forr accceptaance;      (a) by the Issuuing Bankk-to acceept DDraftt(s) drawwn byy thee Benneficciaryy on the Issuuing Bankk andd payy theem att matturitty, oor      (bb) byy anootherr draawee bankk-to acceept aand ppay aat maaturiity DDraftt(s) drawwn byy thee Benneficciaryy on the Issuuing Bankk in the evennt thhe drraweee bannk sttipullatedd in the Creddit ddoes not acceept DDraftt(s) drawwn onn it, or to ppay DDraftt(s) acceeptedd butt nott paiid byy succh drraweee bannk att matturitty;    iv) if the Creddit pproviides for negootiattion-to ppay wwithoout rrecouurse to ddraweers aand/oor boona ffide holdders, Draaft(ss) drrawn by tthe BBenefficiaary aand/oor doocumeent(ss) prresennted undeer thhe Crreditt. Drraft(s) oon thhe Apppliccant shouuld nnot iissuee a CCrediit avvailaable. If the Creddit nneverrthelless callls foor Drraft(s) oon thhe Apppliccant, bannks wwill conssiderr succh Drraft(s) aas ann addditioonal docuumentt(s). b. A coonfirrmatiion oof ann irrrevoccablee Creedit by aanothher bbank (thee"Connfirmminn Bankk") uupon the authhorizzatioon orr reqquestt of the Issuuing Bankk, coonstiitutees a defiinitee unddertaakingg of the Conffirmiing BBank, in addiitionn to thatt of the Issuuing Bankk, prrovidded tthat the stippulatted ddocummentss aree preesentted tto thhe Coonfirrmingg Bannk orr to any otheer Noominaated Bankk andd thaat thhe teerms and condditioons oof thhe Crreditt aree commplieed wiith:   i) if the Creddit pproviides for sighht paaymennt-too payy at sighht;    ii) if the Creddit pproviides for defeerredd payymentt-to pay on tthe mmaturrity datee(s) deteerminnablee in accoordannce wwith the stippulattionss of the Creddit;   iiii) iif thhe Crreditt proovidees foor acccepttancee:      (aa) byy thee Connfirmming Bankk-to acceept DDraftt(s) drawwn byy thee Benneficciaryy on the Conffirmiing BBank and pay themm at matuurityy, orr      (b) by anotther drawwee bbank-to aacceppt annd paay att matturitty Drraft(s) ddrawnn by the Beneeficiiary on tthe CConfiirminng Baank, in tthe eeventt thee draawee bankk stiipulaated in tthe CCrediit dooes nnot aacceppt Drraft(s) ddrawnn on it, or tto paay Drraft(s) aacceppted but not paidd by suchh draawee bankk at matuurityy;   iv) if the Creddit pproviides for negootiattion-to nnegottiatee witthoutt reccoursse too draawerss andd/or bonffire holdders, Draaft(ss) drrawn by tthe BBenefficiaary aand/oor doocumeent(ss) prresennted undeer thhe Crreditt. A Creddit sshoulld noot bee isssued avaiilablle byy Draaft(ss) onn thee Appplicaant. If tthe CCrediit neeverttheleess ccallss forr Draaft(ss) onn thee Appplicaant, bankks wiill cconsiider suchh Draaft(ss) ass an addiitionnal ddocumment(s). c. ii) Iff anootherr bannk iss autthoriized or rrequeestedd by the Issuuing Bankk to add its conffirmaationn to a Crreditt butt is not prepparedd to do sso, iit muust sso innformm thee Isssuingg Bannk wiithouut deelay.   iii) UUnlesss thhe Isssuinng Baank sspeciifiess othherwiise iin itts auuthorrizattion or rrequeest tto addd coonfirrmatiion, the Adviisingg Bannk maay addvisee thee Creedit to tthe BBenefficiaary wwithoout aaddinng itts coonfirrmatiion. d. ii) Exxceptt as otheerwisse prrovidded bby Arrticlle 488, ann Irrrevoccablee Creedit can neitther be aamendded nnor ccanceelledd witthoutt thee agrreemeent oof thhe Isssuinng Baank, the Conffirmiing BBank, if any, andd thee Benneficciaryy.   ii) The Issuuing Bankk shaall bbe irrrevoocablly boound by aan ammendmment(s) iissueed byy it fromm thee timme off thee isssuancce off succh ammendmment(s). A Coonfirrmingg Bannk maay exxtendd itss connfirmmatioon too an amenndmennt annd shhall be iirrevvocabbly bboundd as of tthe ttime of iits aadvicce off thee ameendmeent. A Coonfirrmingg Bannk maay, hhowevver, chooose tto addvisee an amenndmennt too thee Benneficciaryy witthoutt exttendiing iits cconfiirmattion and if sso, mmust infoorm tthe IIssuiing BBank and the Beneeficiiary withhout delaay.    iiii) Thhe teerms of tthe oorigiinal Creddit(oor a Creddit iincorrporaatingg preeviouusly acceeptedd ameendmeent(ss) wwill remaain iin foorce for the Beneeficiiary untiil thhe Beenefiiciarry coommunnicattes hhis aaccepptancce off thee ameendmeent tto thhe baank tthat adviised suchh ameendmeent. The Beneeficiiary shouuld ggive notiificaationn of acceeptannce oor reejecttion of aamenddmentt (s). Iff thee Benneficciaryy faiils tto giive ssuch notiificaationn, thhe teenderr of docuumentts too thee Nomminatted BBank or IIssuiing BBank, thaat coonforrm too thee Creedit and to nnot yyet aacceppted amenndmennt(s), wiill bbe deeemedd to be nnotifficattion of aaccepptancce byy thee Benneficciaryy of suchh ameendmeent(ss) annd ass of thatt momment the Creddit wwill be aamendded.   ivv) Paartiaal acccepttancee of amenndmennts ccontaainedd in one and the samee advvice of aamenddmentt is not alloowed and conssequeentlyy willl noot bee givven aany eeffecct. Articcle 110. TTypess of Creddit aa. Alll Crreditts muust cclearrly iindiccate whetther theyy aree avaailabble bby siight paymment, by defeerredd payymentt, byy accceptaance or bby neegotiiatioon. bb. i) Unlless the Creddit sstipuulatees thhat iit iss avaailabble oonly withh thee Isssuingg Bannk, aall CCrediits mmust nomiinatee thee bannk(thhe "NNominnatedd Bannk") whicch iss autthoriized to ppay, to iincurr a ddeferrred paymment undeertakking, to acceept DDraftt(s) or tto neegotiiate. In a frreelyy neggotiaable Creddit, any bankk is a Noominaated Bankk Preesenttatioon off doccumennts mmust be mmade to tthe IIssuiing BBank or tthe CConfiirminng Baank, if aany, or aany ootherr Nomminatted BBank. Neggotiaationn meaans tthe ggivinng off vallue ffor DDraftt(s) and/or ddocumment(s) bby thhe baank aauthoorizeed too neggotiaate. Meree exaaminaationn of the docuumentts wiithouut giivingg of valuue dooes nnot cconsttitutte a negootiattion. c. Unleess tthe NNominnatedd Bannk iss thee Connfirmming Bankk, noominaationn by the Issuuing Bankk doees noot coonstiitutee anyy unddertaakingg by the Nomiinateed Baank tto paay, tto inncur a deeferrred ppaymeent uunderrtakiing, to aacceppt Drraft (s), or to nnegottiatee. Exxceptt wheere eexpreesslyy agrreed to bby thhe Noominaated Bankk andd so commmuniccatedd to the Beneeficiiary, thee Nomminatted BBank''s reeceippt off andd/or examminattion and/or fforwaardinng off thee doccumennts ddoes not makee thaat baank lliablle too payy, too inccur aa defferreed paaymennt unnderttakinng, tto accceptt Draaft(ss), oor too neggotiaate. d. BBy noominaatingg anootherr bannk, oor byy alllowinng foor neegotiiatioon byy anyy bannk, oor byy autthoriizingg or requuestiing aanothher bbank to aadd iits cconfiirmattion, thee Isssuingg Bannk auuthorrizess succh baank tto paay, aacceppt Drraft(s) oor neegotiiate as tthe ccase may be, agaiinst docuumentts whhich appeear oon thheir facee to be iin coompliiancee witth thhe teerms and condditioons oof thhe Crreditt andd unddertaakes to rreimbbursee succh baank iin acccorddancee witth thhe prrovissionss of thesse Arrticlles. Artiicle 11. Teleetrannsmittted and Pre-Adviised Creddits a. ii) Whhen aan Isssuinng Baank iinstrructss an Adviisingg Bannk byy an authhentiicateed teeletrransmmissiion tto addvisee a CCrediit orr an amenndmennt too a CCrediit, tthe ttelettranssmisssion willl be deemmed tto bee thee opeeratiive CCrediit innstruumentt or the operrativve ammendmment, andd no maill co