UCP-600(part-2)

UCP 600 - Article 6
Availability, Expiry Date and Place for Presentation
A. A credit must state the bank with which it is available or whether it is available with any bank. credit available with a nominated bank is also available with the issuing bank.
B. A credit must state whether it is available by sight payment, deferred payment, acceptance or
negotiation.
c. A credit must not be issued available by a draft drawn on the applicant.
d.
i. A credit must state an expiry date for presentation. An expiry date stated for honour or negotiation will be
deemed to be an expiry date for presentation.
ii. The place of the bank with which the credit is available is the place for presentation. The place for presentation under a credit available with any bank is that of any bank. A place for presentation other than that of the issuing bank is in addition to the place of the issuing bank.
e. Except as provided in sub-article 29 (a), a presentation by or on behalf of the beneficiary must be made on or before the expiry date.
UCP 600 - Article 7
Issuing Bank Undertaking
a. Provided that the stipulated documents are presented to the nominated bank or to the issuing bank and
that they constitute a complying presentation, the issuing bank must honour if the credit is available by:
i. sight payment, deferred payment or acceptance with the issuing bank;
ii. sight payment with a nominated bank and that nominated bank does not pay;
iii. deferred payment with a nominated bank and that nominated bank does not incur its deferred payment
undertaking or, having incurred its deferred payment undertaking, does not pay at maturity;
iv. acceptance with a nominated bank and that nominated bank does not accept a draft drawn on it or,
having accepted a draft drawn on it, does not pay at maturity;
v. negotiation with a nominated bank and that nominated bank does not negotiate.
b. An issuing bank is irrevocably bound to honour as of the time it issues the credit.
c. An issuing bank undertakes to reimburse a nominated bank that has honoured or negotiated a complying
presentation and forwarded the documents to the issuing bank. Reimbursement for the amount of a complying presentation under a credit available by acceptance or deferred payment is due at maturity,
whether or not the nominated bank prepaid or purchased before maturity. An issuing bank's undertaking to
reimburse a nominated bank is independent of the issuing bank's undertaking to the beneficiary.
UCP 600 - Article 8
Confirming Bank Undertaking
a. Provided that the stipulated documents are presented to the confirming bank or to any other nominated
bank and that they constitute a complying presentation, the confirming bank must:
i. honour, if the credit is available by
a. sight payment, deferred payment or acceptance with the confirming bank;
b. sight payment with another nominated bank and that nominated bank does not pay;
c. deferred payment with another nominated bank and that nominated bank does not incur its deferred
payment undertaking or, having incurred its deferred payment undertaking, does not pay at maturity;
d. acceptance with another nominated bank and that nominated bank does not accept a draft drawn on it
or, having accepted a draft drawn on it, does not pay at maturity;
e. negotiation with another nominated bank and that nominated bank does not negotiate.
ii. negotiate, without recourse, if the credit is available by negotiation with the confirming bank.
b. A confirming bank is irrevocably bound to honour or negotiate as of the time it adds its confirmation to the credit.
c. A confirming bank undertakes to reimburse another nominated bank that has honoured or negotiated a
complying presentation and forwarded the documents to the confirming bank. Reimbursement for the
amount of a complying presentation under a credit available by acceptance or deferred payment is due at
maturity, whether or not another nominated bank prepaid or purchased before maturity. A confirming
bank's undertaking to reimburse another nominated bank is independent of the confirming bank's
undertaking to the beneficiary.
d. If a bank is authorized or requested by the issuing bank to confirm a credit but is not prepared to do so,
it must inform the issuing bank without delay and may advise the credit without confirmation.
UCP 600 - Article 9
Advising of Credits and Amendments
a. A credit and any amendment may be advised to a beneficiary through an advising bank. An advising bank
that is not a confirming bank advises the credit and any amendment without any undertaking to honour or
negotiate.
b. By advising the credit or amendment, the advising bank signifies that it has satisfied itself as to the
apparent authenticity of the credit or amendment and that the advice accurately reflects the terms and
conditions of the credit or amendment received.
c. An advising bank may utilize the services of another bank ("second advising bank") to advise the credit
and any amendment to the beneficiary. By advising the credit or amendment, the second advising bank
signifies that it has satisfied itself as to the apparent authenticity of the advice it has received and that the
advice accurately reflects the terms and conditions of the credit or amendment received.
d. A bank utilizing the services of an advising bank or second advising bank to advise a credit must use the
same bank to advise any amendment thereto.
e. If a bank is requested to advise a credit or amendment but elects not to do so, it must so inform, without
delay, the bank from which the credit, amendment or advice has been received.
f. If a bank is requested to advise a credit or amendment but cannot satisfy itself as to the apparent
authenticity of the credit, the amendment or the advice, it must so inform, without delay, the bank from
which the instructions appear to have been received. If the advising bank or second advising bank elects
nonetheless to advise the credit or amendment, it must inform the beneficiary or second advising bank that
it has not been able to satisfy itself as to the apparent authenticity of the credit, the amendment or theadvice.