UCP500 1993 - Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits 1993

UCP500 1993 - Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits 1993

A. - General Provisions and Definitions (Articles 1 - 5)

Article 1 - Application of UCP

Article 2 - Meaning of Credit

Article 3 - Credits v Contracts

Article 4 - Documents v Goods/Services/Performances

Article 5 - Instructions to Issue/Amend Credits

B. - Form and Notification of Credits (Articles 6 - 10)

Article 6 - Revocable v Irrevocable Credits

Article 7 - Advising Bank's Liability

Article 8 - Revocation of a Credit

Article 9 - Liability of Issuing and Confirming Banks

Article 10 - Types of Credit

Article 11 - Teletransmitted and Pre-Advised Credits

Article 12 - Incomplete or Unclear Instructions

C. - Liabilities and Responsibilities (Articles 13 - 19)

Article 13 - Standard for Examination of Documents

Article 14 - Discrepant Documents and Notice

Article 15 - Disclaimer on Effectiveness of Documents

Article 16 - Disclaimer on the Transmission of Messages

Article 17 - Force Majeure

Article 18 - Disclaimer for Acts of an Instructed Party

Article 19 - Bank-to-Bank Reimbursement Arrangements

D. - Documents (Articles 20 - 38)

Article 20 - Ambiguity as to the Issuers of Documents

Article 21 - Unspecified Issuers or Contents of Documents

Article 22 - Issuance Date of Documents v Credit Date

Article 23 - Marine/Ocean Bill of Lading

Article 24 - Non-Negotiable Sea Waybill

Article 25 - Charter Party Bill of Lading

Article 26 - Multimodal Transport Document

Article 27 - Air Transport Document, Road, Rail or Inland Waterway

Article 28 - Transport Documents

Article 29 - Courier and Post Receipts

Article 30 -Transport Documents Issued by Freight Forwarders

Article 31 - "On Deck", "Shipper's Load and Count", Name of Consignor

Article 32 - Clean Transport Documents

Article 33 - Freight Payable/Prepaid Transport Documents

Article 34 - Insurance Documents

Article 35 - Type of Insurance Cover

Article 36 - All Risks Insurance Cover

Article 37 - Commercial Invoices

Article 38 - Other Documents

E. - Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 39 - 47)

Article 39 - Allowances in Credit Amount,Quantity and Unit Price

Article 40 - Partial Shipments/Drawings

Article 41 - Instalment Shipments/Drawings

Article 42 - Expiry Date and Place for Presentation of Documents

Article 43 - Limitation on the Expiry Date

Article 44 - Extension of Expiry Date

Article 45 - Hours of Presentation

Article 46 - General Expressions as to Dates for Shipment

Article 47 - Date Terminology for Periods of Shipment

F. - Transferable Credit (Article 48)

Article 48 - Transferable Credit

G. - Assignment of Proceeds (Article 49)

Article 49 - Assignment of Proceeds

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