f. I f an issuing bank or a conf irm ing bank fails t o act in accordan ce w it h t he prov ision s of t his art icle, it shall be precluded from claim ing t hat t he docum ent s do not const it ut e a com plying present at ion.
g. When an issuing bank refuses t o hon our or a confirm ing bank r ef uses t o honour or negot iat e an d has giv en not ice t o t hat ef fect in accordan ce w it h t his art icle, it shall t hen be ent it led t o claim a refund, w it h
int erest , of any reim bursem ent m ade.
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Original Docum ent s and Copies
a . At least one original of each docu m ent st ipulat ed in t he credit m ust be present ed. b. A bank shall t reat as an original any docu m ent bearin g an apparent ly original signat ure, m ark , st am p, or
label of t he issuer of t he docum ent , unless t he docum ent it self indicat es t hat it is not an original.
c. Unless a docum ent indicat es ot h erw ise, a bank w ill also accept a docum ent as original if it : i. appears t o be w rit t en, t yped, perforat ed or st am ped b y t he docum ent issuer s hand; or
ii. appears t o be on t he docum ent issuers original st at ionery ; or iii. st at es t hat it is or iginal, unless t he st at em ent appear s not t o apply t o t he docum ent present ed.
d. I f a credit requires present at ion of copies of docu m ent s, present at ion of eit her originals or copies is perm it t ed.
e . I f a credit requires pr esent at ion of m ult iple docum ent s by using t erm s su ch as in duplicat e , in t w o f old or in t w o copies , t his w ill be sat isfied by t he present at ion of at least one original and t he rem aining
num ber in copies, ex cept w hen t he docum ent it self indicat es ot herw ise.
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Com m er cial I nv oice
a . A com m er cial inv oice: i. m ust appear t o hav e been issued by t he beneficiary ex cept as pr ov ided in art icle 38 ;
ii. m ust be m ade out in t he nam e of t he applicant ex cept as provided in sub- ar t icle 38 g ; iii. m ust be m ade out in t he sam e curren cy as t he credit ; and
iv. need not be signed. b. A nom inat ed bank act ing on it s nom inat ion, a confirm ing bank , if any , or t he issuing bank m ay accept a
com m ercial inv oice issued for an am ount in excess of t he am ount per m it t ed by t he cr edit , and it s decision w ill be binding upon all part ies, provided t he bank in quest ion has not honoured or negot iat ed for an am ou nt
in ex cess of t hat perm it t ed by t he credit .
c. The descript ion of t he goods, serv ices or perfor m ance in a com m er cial inv oice m u st correspond w it h t hat appearing in t he credit .
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Transp ort Docum ent Cov eri ng at Least Tw o Different Modes of Tran sport
a . A t ransport docu m ent cov ering at least t w o differ ent m odes of t ransport m ult im odal or com bined t r ansp ort docum ent , how ev er nam ed, m ust appear t o:
i. indicat e t he nam e of t he carrier and be signed by :
- t he carrier or a nam ed agent for or on behalf of t he carrier, or - t he m ast er or a nam ed agent f or or on behalf of t he m ast er.
Any signat ure by t he carrier, m ast er or agent m ust be ident if ied as t hat of t he carrier, m ast er or agent . Any signat ure by an agent m ust indicat e w het h er t he agent has signed for or on behalf of t he carrier or for
or on behalf of t he m ast er.
ii. indicat e t hat t he goods hav e been dispat ched, t ak en i n charge or shipped on board at t he place st at ed in t he credit , by :
- pre- print ed w ording, or - a st am p or not at ion indicat ing t he dat e on w hich t he goods hav e been dispat ched, t aken in charge or
shipped on board. The dat e of issuance of t he t ransp or t docum ent w ill be deem ed t o be t he dat e of dispat ch, t aking in charge
or shipped on board, and t he dat e of shipm ent . How ev er , if t he t ransport docum ent indicat es, by st am p or not at ion, a dat e of dispat ch, t ak ing in charge or shipped on board, t his dat e w ill be deem ed t o be t he dat e of
shipm ent .
iii. indicat e t he place of dispat ch, t aking in charge or shi pm ent and t he place of final dest inat ion st at ed in t he credit , ev en if:
a . t he t ransport docu m ent st at es, in addit ion, a different place of dispat ch, t ak ing in charge or shipm ent or place of final dest inat ion,
or
b. t he t ransport docum ent cont ains t he indicat ion int en ded or sim ilar qualif icat ion in relat ion t o t he v essel, port of loading or port of discharge.
iv. be t he sole original t ransp or t docum ent or, if issued in m ore t han one original, be t he full set as indicat ed on t he t ransport docum ent .
v. cont ain t erm s and con dit ions of carriage or m ak e reference t o an ot her sour ce cont aining t he t er m s and condit ions of carriage short f orm or blank back t ran spor t docum ent . Cont ent s of t erm s and condit ions of
carriage w ill not be ex am ined.
vi. cont ain no indicat ion t hat it is subj ect t o a chart er part y . b. For t he purpose of t his art icle, t ranshipm ent m eans u nloading fr om on e m ean s of convey ance and
reloading t o anot her m eans of convey ance w het her or not in different m odes of t r ansport during t he carriage from t he place of dispat ch, t ak ing in charge or shipm ent t o t he place of final dest inat ion st at ed in
t he credit .
c. i. A t ransport docum ent m ay indicat e t hat t he good s w ill or m ay be t r anshipped provided t hat t he ent ire
carriage is cov ered by one an d t he sam e t ran sport docum ent .
ii. A t ransport docum ent indicat ing t hat t ran shipm ent w ill or m ay t ak e place is accept able, ev en if t he credit prohibit s t r an shipm ent .
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Bill of Lading
a .A bill of lading, how ever nam ed, m ust appear t o: i. indicat e t he nam e of t he carrier and be signed by :
- t he carrier or a nam ed agent for or on behalf of t he carrier, or - t he m ast er or a nam ed agent f or or on behalf of t he m ast er.
Any signat ure by t he carrier, m ast er or agent m ust be ident if ied as t hat of t he carrier, m ast er or agent . Any signat ure by an agent m ust indicat e w het h er t he agent has signed for or on behalf of t he carrier or for
or on behalf of t he m ast er.
ii. indicat e t hat t he goods hav e been shipped on board a nam ed v essel at t he port of loading st at ed in t he credit by :
- pre- print ed w ording, or - an on board not at ion indicat ing t he dat e on w hich t he goods h ave been shipped on board.
The dat e of issuance of t he bill of lading will be deem ed to be t he dat e of shipm ent unless t he bill of lading cont ains an on board not at ion indicat ing t he dat e of ship m ent , in w hich case t he dat e st at ed in t he on boar d
not at ion w ill be deem ed t o be t he dat e of shipm ent .
I f t he bill of lading cont ains t he indicat ion int ended v essel or sim ilar qualificat ion in relat ion t o t he nam e of t he v essel, an on boar d n ot at ion indicat ing t he dat e of shipm ent and t he nam e of t he act u al v essel is
required.
iii. indicat e shipm ent from t he por t of loading t o t he port of discharge st at ed in t he credit .
I f t he bill of lading does not indicat e t he port of loading st at ed in t he credit as t he port of loading, or if it cont ains t he indicat ion int ended or sim ilar qualificat ion in relat ion t o t he port of loading, an on board
not at ion indicat ing t he port of loading as st at ed in t he credit , t he dat e of shipm ent and t he nam e of t he v essel is required. This provision applies ev en w hen loading on board or shipm ent on a nam ed v essel is
indicat ed by pre- print ed w ording on t he bill of lading.
iv. be t he sole original bill of lading or, if issued in m or e t han one original, be t he f ull set as indicat ed on t he bill of lading.
v. cont ain t erm s and con dit ions of carriage or m ak e reference t o an ot her sour ce cont aining t he t erm s and condit ions of carriage short f orm or blank back bill of lading . Cont ent s of t erm s and condit ion s of carriage
w ill not be ex am ined.
vi. cont ain no indicat ion t hat it is subj ect t o a chart er part y . b. For t he purpose of t his art icle, t ranshipm ent m eans u nloading fr om on e v essel and reloading t o an ot her
v essel during t he carriage from t he port of loading t o t he port of discharge st at ed in t he credit .
c. i. A bill of lading m ay indicat e t hat t he goods w ill or m ay be t ranshipped provided t hat t he ent ire carriage is
cov er ed by one and t he sam e bill of lading.
ii. A bill of lading indicat ing t hat t ranshipm ent w ill or m ay t ake place is accept able, ev en if t he cr edit prohibit s t r an shipm ent , if t he goods have been shipped in a cont ainer, t railer or LASH barge as ev idenced by
t he bill of lading.
d. Clau ses in a bill of lading st at ing t hat t he carrier reserv es t he right t o t r anship w ill be disregar ded.
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Non- Negot iable Sea Way bill
a . A non- negot iable sea w ay bill, how ever nam ed, m ust appear t o: i. indicat e t he nam e of t he carrier and be signed by :
- t he carrier or a nam ed agent for or on behalf of t he carrier, or - t he m ast er or a nam ed agent f or or on behalf of t he m ast er.
Any signat ure by t he carrier, m ast er or agent m ust be ident if ied as t hat of t he carrier, m ast er or agent . Any signat ure by an agent m ust indicat e w het h er t he agent has signed for or on behalf of t he carrier or for
or on behalf of t he m ast er.
ii. indicat e t hat t he goods hav e been shipped on board a nam ed v essel at t he port of loading st at ed in t he credit by :
- pre- print ed w ording, or - an on board not at ion indicat ing t he dat e on w hich t he goods h ave been shipped on board.
The dat e of issuance of t he non- negot iable sea w ay bill w ill be deem ed t o be t he dat e of shipm ent unless t he non- negot iable sea w ay bill cont ains an on board not at i on indicat ing t he dat e of shipm ent , in w hich case t he
dat e st at ed in t he on board not at ion w ill be deem ed t o be t he dat e of shipm ent .
I f t he non- negot iable sea w aybill cont ain s t he indicat ion int ended vessel or sim ilar qualif icat ion in relat ion t o t he nam e of t he vessel, an on board not at ion indicat ing t he dat e of shipm ent and t he nam e of t he act ual
v essel is required.
iii. indicat e shipm ent from t he por t of loading t o t he port of discharge st at ed in t he credit .
I f t he non- negot iable sea w aybill does not indicat e t he port of loading st at ed in t he credit as t he port of loading, or if it cont ains t he indicat ion int ended or sim ilar qualificat ion in relat ion t o t he por t of loading, an
on board n ot at ion indicat ing t he port of loading as st at ed in t he credit , t he dat e of shipm ent and t he nam e of t he v essel is r equired. This provision applies ev en w hen loading on board or shipm ent on a nam ed v essel
is indicat ed by pre- print ed w ording on t he non- negot iabl e sea w ay bill.
iv. be t he sole original non- negot iable sea w ay bill or, if issued in m ore t han on e original, be t he full set as indicat ed on t he non- negot iable sea w ay bill.
v. cont ain t erm s and con dit ions of carriage or m ak e reference t o an ot her sour ce cont aining t he t er m s and condit ions of carriage short f orm or blank back non- neg ot iable sea w ay bill . Cont ent s of t erm s and
condit ions of carriage w ill not be ex am ined.
vi. cont ain no indicat ion t hat it is subj ect t o a chart er part y . b. For t he purpose of t his art icle, t ranshipm ent m eans u nloading fr om on e vessel and reloading t o an ot her
v essel during t he carriage from t he port of loading t o t he port of discharge st at ed in t he credit .
c. i. A non- negot iable sea w aybill m ay indicat e t hat t he goods w ill or m ay be t ranshipped prov ided t hat t he
ent ire carriage is cov ered by one and t he sam e non- negot iable sea w ay bill.
ii. A non- negot iable sea w ay bill indicat ing t hat t ranshipm ent w ill or m ay t ak e place is accept able, ev en if t he credit prohibit s t ranshipm ent , if t he goods hav e been shipped in a cont ainer, t railer or LASH barge as
ev idenced by t he non- negot iable sea w ay bill.
d. Clau ses in a non- negot iable sea w aybill st at ing t hat t he carrier r eserv es t he r ight t o t ranship w ill be disregarded.
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Chart er Part y Bill of Lading
a . A bill of lading, how ev er nam ed, cont aining an indicat ion t hat it is subj ect t o a chart er part y ch ar t er part y bill of lading , m ust appear t o:
i. be signed by:
