UCP600中英文對照版

1、UCP600中英文對照版Article 1 Application of UCP 第一條 統(tǒng)一慣例的適用范圍The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, 2007 Revision, ICC Publication no. 600 (“UCP”) are rules that apply to any documentary credit (“credit”) (including, to the extent to which they may be applicable, any standby letter of cr

2、edit) when the text of the credit expressly indicates that it is subject to these rules. They are binding on all parties thereto unless expressly modified or excluded by the credit. 跟單信用證統(tǒng)一慣例，2007年修訂本，國際商會第600號出版物，適用于所有在正文中標(biāo)明按本慣例辦理的跟單信用證（包括本慣例適用范圍內(nèi)的備用信用證）。除非信用證中另有規(guī)定，本慣例對一切有關(guān)當(dāng)事人均具有約束力。 Article 2 Defi

3、nitions 第二條 定義 For the purpose of these rules: 就本慣例而言： Advising bank means the bank that advises the credit at the request of the issuing bank. 通知行意指應(yīng)開證行要求通知信用證的銀行。 Applicant means the party on whose request the credit is issued. 申請人意指發(fā)出開立信用證申請的一方。 Banking day means a day on which a bank is regularl

4、y open at the place at which an act subject to these rules is to be performed. 銀行日意指銀行在其營業(yè)地正常營業(yè)，按照本慣例行事的行為得以在銀行履行的日子。 Beneficiary means the party in whose favour a credit is issued. 受益人意指信用證中受益的一方。 Complying presentation means a presentation that is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the

5、 credit, the applicable provisions of these rules and international standard banking practice. 相符提示意指與信用證中的條款及條件、本慣例中所適用的規(guī)定及國際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)銀行實務(wù)相一致的提示。 Confirmation means a definite undertaking of the confirming bank, in addition to that of the issuing bank, to honour or negotiate a complying presentation. 保兌意指

6、保兌行在開證行之外對于相符提示做出兌付或議付的確定承諾。 Confirming bank means the bank that adds its confirmation to a credit upon the issuing banks authorization or request. 保兌行意指應(yīng)開證行的授權(quán)或請求對信用證加具保兌的銀行。 Credit means any arrangement, however named or described, that is irrevocable and thereby constitutes a definite undertaking

7、 of the issuing bank to honour a complying presentation. 信用證意指一項約定，無論其如何命名或描述，該約定不可撤銷并因此構(gòu)成開證行對于相符提示予以兌付的確定承諾。 Honour means: a. to pay at sight if the credit is available by sight payment. b. to incur a deferred payment undertaking and pay at maturity if the credit is available by deferred payment. c

8、. to accept a bill of exchange (“draft”) drawn by the beneficiary and pay at maturity if the credit is available by acceptance. 兌付意指： a. 對于即期付款信用證即期付款。 b. 對于延期付款信用證發(fā)出延期付款承諾并到期付款。 c. 對于承兌信用證承兌由受益人出具的匯票并到期付款。 Issuing bank means the bank that issues a credit at the request of an applicant or on its own

9、 behalf. 開證行意指應(yīng)申請人要求或代表其自身開立信用證的銀行。 Negotiation means the purchase by the nominated bank of drafts (drawn on a bank other than the nominated bank) and/or documents under a complying presentation, by advancing or agreeing to advance funds to the beneficiary on or before the banking day on which reimb

10、ursement is due to(to be paid the nominated bank. 議付意指被指定銀行在其應(yīng)獲得償付的銀行日或在此之前，通過向受益人預(yù)付或者同意向受益人預(yù)付款項的方式購買相符提示項下的匯票（匯票付款人為被指定銀行以外的銀行）及/或單據(jù)。 Nominated bank means the bank with which the credit is available or any bank in the case of a credit available with any bank. 被指定銀行意指有權(quán)使用信用證的銀行，對于可供任何銀行使用的信用證而言，任何銀行

11、均為被指定銀行。 Presentation means either the delivery of documents under a credit to the issuing bank or nominated bank or the documents so delivered. 提示意指信用證項下單據(jù)被提交至開證行或被指定銀行，抑或按此方式提交的單據(jù)。 Presenter means a beneficiary, bank or other party that makes a presentation. 提示人意指做出提示的受益人、銀行或其他一方。Article 3 Interpr

12、etations 第三條 釋義For the purpose of these rules: 就本慣例而言：Where applicable, words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular. 在適用的條款中，詞匯的單復(fù)數(shù)同義。A credit is irrevocable even if there is no indication to that effect. 信用證是不可撤銷的，即使信用證中對此未作指示也是如此。A document may be signed by hand

13、writing, facsimile signature, perforated signature, stamp, symbol or any other mechanical or electronic method of authentication. 單據(jù)可以通過手簽、簽樣印制、穿孔簽字、蓋章、符號表示的方式簽署，也可以通過其它任何機(jī)械或電子證實的方法簽署。A requirement for a document to be legalized, visaed, certified or similar will be satisfied by any signature, mark,

14、 stamp or label on the document which appears to satisfy that requirement. 當(dāng)信用證含有要求使單據(jù)合法、簽證、證實或?qū)螕?jù)有類似要求的條件時，這些條件可由在單據(jù)上簽字、標(biāo)注、蓋章或標(biāo)簽來滿足，只要單據(jù)表面已滿足上述條件即可。Branches of a bank in different countries are considered to be separate banks. 一家銀行在不同國家設(shè)立的分支機(jī)構(gòu)均視為另一家銀行。Terms such as "first class", "we

15、ll known", "qualified", "independent", "official", "competent" or "local" used to describe the issuer of a document allow any issuer except the beneficiary to issue that document. 諸如"第一流"、"著名"、"合格"、"獨(dú)立"、&q

16、uot;正式"、"有資格"、"當(dāng)?shù)?quot;等用語用于描述單據(jù)出單人的身份時，單據(jù)的出單人可以是除受益人以外的任何人 。Unless required to be used in a document, words such as "prompt", "immediately" or "as soon as possible" will be disregarded. 除非確需在單據(jù)中使用，銀行對諸如"迅速"、"立即"、"盡快"之類詞

17、語將不予置理。The expression "on or about" or similar will be interpreted as a stipulation that an event is to occur during a period of five calendar days before until five calendar days after the specified date, both start and end dates included. "于或約于"或類似措辭將被理解為一項約定，按此約定，某項事件將在所述日期前后各

18、五天內(nèi)發(fā)生，起迄日均包括在內(nèi)。The words "to", "until", "till", “from” and “between” when used to determine a period of shipment include the date or dates mentioned, and the words “before” and "after" exclude the date mentioned. 詞語"×月×日止"（to）、"至×

19、月×日"（until）、"直至×月×日"(till) 、"從×月×日"(from) 及“在X月X日至X月X日之間”(between) 用于確定裝運(yùn)期限時，包括所述日期。詞語“X月X日之前”(before) 及“X月X日之后”(after) 不包括所述日期。The words “from” and "after" when used to determine a maturity date exclude the date mentioned. 詞語“從X月X日”（from）以

20、及“X月X日之后”(after) 用于確定到期日時不包括所述日期。The terms "first half" and "second half" of a month shall be construed respectively as the 1st to the 15th and the 16th to the last day of the month, all dates inclusive. 術(shù)語"上半月"和"下半月"應(yīng)分別理解為自每月"1日至15日"和"16日至月末最后一

21、天"，包括起迄日期。The terms "beginning", "middle" and "end" of a month shall be construed respectively as the 1st to the 10th, the 11th to the 20th and the 21st to the last day of the month, all dates inclusive.術(shù)語"月初"、"月中"和"月末"應(yīng)分別理解為每月1日至10日、1

22、1日至20日和21日至月末最后一天，包括起迄日期。Article 4 Credits v. Contracts 第四條 信用證與合同a. A credit by its nature is a separate transaction from the sale or other contract on which it may be based. Banks are in no way concerned with or bound by such contract, even if any reference whatsoever to it is included in the cred

23、it. Consequently, the undertaking of a bank to honour, to negotiate or to fulfil any other obligation under the credit is not subject to claims or defences by the applicant resulting from its relationships with the issuing bank or the beneficiary. A beneficiary can in no case avail itself of the con

24、tractual relationships existing between banks or between the applicant and the issuing bank. a. 就性質(zhì)而言，信用證與可能作為其依據(jù)的銷售合同或其它合同，是相互獨(dú)立的交易。即使信用證中提及該合同，銀行亦與該合同完全無關(guān)，且不受其約束。因此，一家銀行作出兌付、議付或履行信用證項下其它義務(wù)的承諾，并不受申請人與開證行之間或與受益人之間在已有關(guān)系下產(chǎn)生的索償或抗辯的制約。受益人在任何情況下，不得利用銀行之間或申請人與開證行之間的契約關(guān)系。b. An issuing bank should discourag

25、e any attempt by the applicant to include, as an integral part of the credit, copies of the underlying contract, proforma invoice and the like. b. 開證行應(yīng)勸阻申請人將基礎(chǔ)合同、形式發(fā)票或其它類似文件的副本作為信用證整體組成部分的作法。Article 5 Documents v. Goods, Services or Performance 第五條 單據(jù)與貨物服務(wù)行為Banks deal with documents and not with goo

26、ds, services or performance to which the documents may relate . 銀行處理的是單據(jù)，而不是單據(jù)所涉及的貨物、服務(wù)或其它行為。 Article 6 Availability, Expiry Date and Place for Presentation第六條 有效性、有效期限及提示地點(diǎn)a. A credit must state the bank with which it is available or whether it is available with any bank. A credit available wi

27、th a nominated bank is also available with the issuing bank. a. 信用證必須規(guī)定可以有效使用信用證的銀行，或者信用證是否對任何銀行均為有效。對于被指定銀行有效的信用證同樣也對開證行有效。b. A credit must state whether it is available by sight payment, deferred payment, acceptance or negotiation. b. 信用證必須規(guī)定它是否適用于即期付款、延期付款、承兌抑或議付。c. A credit must not be issued av

28、ailable by a draft drawn on the applicant. c.不得開立包含有以申請人為匯票付款人條款的信用證。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. d. i 信用證必須規(guī)定提示單據(jù)的有效期限。規(guī)定的用于兌付或者議付的有效期限將被認(rèn)為是提示單據(jù)的有效期限。ii. The place of

29、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. ii. 可以有效使用信用證的銀行所在的地點(diǎn)是提示單據(jù)的地

30、點(diǎn)。對任何銀行均為有效的信用證項下單據(jù)提示的地點(diǎn)是任何銀行所在的地點(diǎn)。不同于開證行地點(diǎn)的提示單據(jù)的地點(diǎn)是開證行地點(diǎn)之外提交單據(jù)的地點(diǎn)。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. e. 除非如29(a)中規(guī)定，由受益人或代表受益人提示的單據(jù)必須在到期日當(dāng)日或在此之前提交。Article 7 Issuing Bank Undertaking 第七條 開證行的承諾a. P

31、rovided 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: 倘若規(guī)定的單據(jù)被提交至被指定銀行或開證行并構(gòu)成相符提示，開證行必須按下述信用證所適用的情形予以兌付：i. sight payment, deferred payment or acce

32、ptance with the issuing bank; i. 由開證行即期付款、延期付款或者承兌；ii. sight payment with a nominated bank and that nominated bank does not pay; ii. 由被指定銀行即期付款而該被指定銀行未予付款；iii. deferred payment with a nominated bank and that nominated bank does not incur its deferred payment undertaking or, having incurred its defer

33、red payment undertaking, does not pay at maturity; iii. 由被指定銀行延期付款而該被指定銀行未承擔(dān)其延期付款承諾，或者雖已承擔(dān)延期付款承諾但到期未予付款；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; iv. 由被指定銀行承兌而該被指定銀行未予承兌以其為付款人的匯票

34、，或者雖已承兌以其為付款人的匯票但到期未予付款；v. negotiation with a nominated bank and that nominated bank does not negotiate. v. 由被指定銀行議付而該被指定銀行未予議付。b. An issuing bank is irrevocably bound to honour as of the time it issues the credit. b. 自信用證開立之時起，開證行即不可撤銷地受到兌付責(zé)任的約束。c. An issuing bank undertakes to reimburse a nominate

35、d 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 purcha

36、sed before maturity. An issuing bank's undertaking to reimburse a nominated bank is independent of the issuing banks undertaking to the beneficiary. c. 開證行保證向?qū)τ谙喾崾疽呀?jīng)予以兌付或者議付并將單據(jù)寄往開證行的被指定銀行進(jìn)行償付。無論被指定銀行是否于到期日前已經(jīng)對相符提示予以預(yù)付或者購買， 對于承兌或延期付款信用證項下相符提示的金額的償付于到期日進(jìn)行。開證行償付被指定銀行的承諾獨(dú)立于開證行對于受益人的承諾。Article 8 Co

37、nfirming Bank Undertaking 第八條 保兌行的承諾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: a. 倘若規(guī)定的單據(jù)被提交至保兌行或者任何其他被指定銀行并構(gòu)成相符提示，保兌行必須：i. honour, if the credit is availab

38、le by： i. 兌付，如果信用證適用于：a. sight payment, deferred payment or acceptance with the confirming bank; a. 由保兌行即期付款、延期付款或者承兌；b. sight payment with another nominated bank and that nominated bank does not pay; b. 由另一家被指定銀行即期付款而該被指定銀行未予付款；c. deferred payment with another nominated bank and that nominated bank

39、 does not incur its deferred payment undertaking or, having incurred its deferred payment undertaking, does not pay at maturity; c. 由另一家被指定銀行延期付款而該被指定銀行未承擔(dān)其延期付款承諾，或者雖已承擔(dān)延期付款承諾但到期未予付款；d. acceptance with another nominated bank and that nominated bank does not accept a draft drawn on it or, having acce

40、pted a draft drawn on it, does not pay at maturity; d. 由另一家被指定銀行承兌而該被指定銀行未予承兌以其為付款人的匯票，或者雖已承兌以其為付款人的匯票但到期未予付款；e. negotiation with another nominated bank and that nominated bank does not negotiate. e. 由另一家被指定銀行議付而該被指定銀行未予議付。ii. negotiate, without recourse無追索權(quán), if the credit is available by negotiatio

41、n with the confirming bank. ii. 若信用證由保兌行議付，無追索權(quán)地議付。b. A confirming bank is irrevocably bound to honour or negotiate as of the time it adds its confirmation to the credit. b. 自為信用證加具保兌之時起，保兌行即不可撤銷地受到兌付或者議付責(zé)任的約束。c. A confirming bank undertakes to reimburse another nominated bank that has honoured or n

42、egotiated 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

43、 confirming bank's undertaking to reimburse another nominated bank is independent of the confirming banks undertaking to the beneficiary. c. 保兌行保證向?qū)τ谙喾崾疽呀?jīng)予以兌付或者議付并將單據(jù)寄往開證行的另一家被指定銀行進(jìn)行償付。無論另一家被指定銀行是否于到期日前已經(jīng)對相符提示予以預(yù)付或者購買， 對于承兌或延期付款信用證項下相符提示的金額的償付于到期日進(jìn)行。保兌行償付另一家被指定銀行的承諾獨(dú)立于保兌行對于受益人的承諾。d. If a bank i

44、s 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. d. 如開證行授權(quán)或要求另一家銀行對信用證加具保兌，而該銀行不準(zhǔn)備照辦時，它必須不延誤地告知開證行并仍可通知此份未經(jīng)加具保兌的信用證。Article 9 Advising of Credits and Amendment

45、s 第九條 信用證及修改的通知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. a. 信用證及其修改可以通過通知行通知受益人。除非已對信用證加具保兌，通知行通知信用證不構(gòu)成兌付或議付的承諾。b. By advi

46、sing 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. b. 通過通知信用證或修改，通知行即表明其認(rèn)為信用證或修改的表面真實性得到滿足，且通知準(zhǔn)確地反映了所收到

47、的信用證或修改的條款及條件。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 a

48、dvice it has received and that the advice accurately reflects the terms and conditions of the credit or amendment received. c. 通知行可以利用另一家銀行的服務(wù)（“第二通知行”）向受益人通知信用證及其修改。通過通知信用證或修改，第二通知行即表明其認(rèn)為所收到的通知的表面真實性得到滿足，且通知準(zhǔn)確地反映了所收到的信用證或修改的條款及條件。d. A bank utilizing the services of an advising bank or second advisin

49、g bank to advise a credit must use the same bank to advise any amendment thereto. d. 如一家銀行利用另一家通知行或第二通知行的服務(wù)將信用證通知給受益人，它也必須利用同一家銀行的服務(wù)通知修改書。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

50、advice has been received. e. 如果一家銀行被要求通知信用證或修改但決定不予通知，它必須不延誤通知向其發(fā)送信用證、修改或通知的銀行。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 ins

51、tructions 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 o

52、r the advice. f. 如果一家被要求通知信用證或修改，但不能確定信用證、修改或通知的表面真實性，就必須不延誤地告知向其發(fā)出該指示的銀行。如果通知行或第二通知行仍決定通知信用證或修改，則必須告知受益人或第二通知行其未能核實信用證、修改或通知的表面真實性。Article 10 Amendments 第十條 修改a. Except as otherwise provided by article 38, a credit can neither be amended nor cancelled without the agreement of the issuing bank, the

53、confirming bank, if any, and the beneficiary. a. 除本慣例第38條另有規(guī)定外，凡未經(jīng)開證行、保兌行（如有）以及受益人同意，信用證既不能修改也不能撤銷。b. An issuing bank is irrevocably bound by an amendment as of the time it issues the amendment. A confirming bank may extend its confirmation to an amendment and will be irrevocably bound as of the tim

54、e it advises the amendment. A confirming bank may, however, choose to advise an amendment without extending its confirmation and, if so, it must inform the issuing bank without delay and inform the beneficiary in its advice. b. 自發(fā)出信用證修改書之時起，開證行就不可撤銷地受其發(fā)出修改的約束。保兌行可將其保兌承諾擴(kuò)展至修改內(nèi)容，且自其通知該修改之時起，即不可撤銷地受到該修

55、改的約束。然而，保兌行可選擇僅將修改通知受益人而不對其加具保兌，但必須不延誤地將此情況通知開證行和受益人。c. The terms and conditions of the original credit (or a credit incorporating previously accepted amendments) will remain in force for the beneficiary until the beneficiary communicates its acceptance of the amendment to the bank that advised such

56、 amendment. The beneficiary should give notification of acceptance or rejection of an amendment. If the beneficiary fails to give such notification, a presentation that complies with the credit and to any not yet accepted amendment will be deemed to be notification of acceptance by the beneficiary o

57、f such amendment. As of that moment the credit will be amended. c. 在受益人向通知修改的銀行表示接受該修改內(nèi)容之前，原信用證（或包含先前已被接受修改的信用證）的條款和條件對受益人仍然有效。受益人應(yīng)發(fā)出接受或拒絕接受修改的通知。如受益人未提供上述通知，當(dāng)其提交至被指定銀行或開證行的單據(jù)與信用證以及尚未表示接受的修改的要求一致時，則該事實即視為受益人已作出接受修改的通知，并從此時起，該信用證已被修改。d. A bank that advises an amendment should inform the bank from whi

58、ch it received the amendment of any notification of acceptance or rejection. d. 通知修改的銀行應(yīng)當(dāng)通知向其發(fā)出修改書的銀行任何有關(guān)接受或拒絕接受修改的通知。e. Partial acceptance of an amendment is not allowed and will be deemed to be notification of rejection of the amendment. e. 不允許部分接受修改，部分接受修改將被視為拒絕接受修改的通知。f. A provision in an amendm

59、ent to the effect that the amendment shall enter into force unless rejected by the beneficiary within a certain time shall be disregarded. f. 修改書中作出的除非受益人在某一時間內(nèi)拒絕接受修改，否則修改將開始生效的條款將被不予置理。Article 16 Discrepant Documents, Waiver and Notice 第十六條 不符單據(jù)及不符點(diǎn)的放棄與通知a. When a nominated bank acting on its nomin

60、ation, a confirming bank, if any, or the issuing bank determines that a presentation does not comply, it may refuse to honour or negotiate. a. 當(dāng)按照指定行事的被指定銀行、保兌行（如有）或開證行確定提示不符時，可以拒絕兌付或議付。b. When an issuing bank determines that a presentation does not comply, it may in its sole judgement approach the applicant for a waiver of the discrepancies.