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UN Draft Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. - SCOPE OF APPLICATION
Article 1. - Scope of application
Article 2. - Undertaking
Article 3. - Independence of undertaking
Article 4. Internationality of undertaking
CHAPTER II. - INTERPRETATION
Article 5. - Principles of interpretation
Article 6. - Definitions
CHAPTER III. - EFFECTIVENESS OF UNDERTAKING
Article 7. - [Issuance] [Establishment] of undertaking
Article 8. - Amendment
Article 9. - Transfer of beneficiary's right to demand payment
Article 9 bis. - Assignment of proceeds
Article 10. - Cessation of effectiveness of undertaking
Article 11. - Expiry
CHAPTER IV. - RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND DEFENCES
Article 12. - Determination of rights and obligations
Article 13. - [Standard of conduct and] liability of guarantor/issuer
Article 14. Demand
Article 16. Examination of demand and accompanying documents
Article 17. - Payment or rejection of demand
Variant B
Variant C
Variant D
Article 18. - [get]
Article 19. - Improper demand
Article 20. - Set-off
CHAPTER V. - [PROVISIONAL COURT MEASURES]
Article 21. Provisional court measures
CHAPTER VI. - JURISDICTION
Article 24. - Choice of court or arbitration
Article 24 bis. - Jurisdiction of other courts
Article 25. - Determination of court jurisdiction
Article 25 bis. - Relationship to other treaty arrangements
CHAPTER VII. - CONFLICT OF LAWS
Article 26. - Choice of applicable law
Article 27. - Determination of applicable law
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UN Draft Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit
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CHAPTER I. - SCOPE OF APPLICATION
(1) This Convention applies to an international undertaking referred to in article 2 if it is issued in a Contracting State or the rules of private international law lead to the application of the law of a Contracting State, unless the undertaking excludes the application of the Convention.
(2) This Convention applies [also] to a [commercial letter of credit] [letter of credit other than a stand-by letter of credit] if it expressly states that it is subject to this Convention.
(3) The provisions of articles [21] [24] [26] to 27 apply irrespective of whether or not in any given case the Convention applies pursuant to paragraph (1) of this article.
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