Article 1 Application of UCP

第一条 统一惯例的适用范围

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 credit) 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.

跟单信用证统一惯例，2007年修订本，国际商会第600号出版物，适用于所有在正文中标明按本惯例办理的跟单信用证（包括本惯例适用范围内的备用信用证）。除非信用证中另有规定，本惯例对一切有关当事人均具有约束力。

Article 2 Definitions

第二条 定义

For the purpose of these rules:

就本惯例而言：

Advising bank means the bank that advises the credit at the request of the issuing bank.

通知行意指应开证行要求通知信用证的银行。

Applicant means the party on whose request the credit is issued.

申请人意指发出开立信用证申请的一方。

Banking day means a day on which a bank is regularly open at the place at which an act subject to these rules is to be performed.

银行日意指银行在其营业地正常营业，按照本惯例行事的行为得以在银行履行的日子。

Beneficiary means the party in whose favour a credit is issued.

受益人意指信用证中受益的一方。

Complying presentation means a presentation that is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the credit, the applicable provisions of these rules and international standard banking practice.

相符提示意指与信用证中的条款及条件、本惯例中所适用的规定及国际标准银行实务相一致的提示。

Confirmation means a definite undertaking of the confirming bank, in addition to that of the issuing bank, to honour or negotiate a complying presentation.

保兑意指保兑行在开证行之外对于相符提示做出兑付或议付的确定承诺。

Confirming bank means the bank that adds its confirmation to a credit upon the issuing bank’s authorization or request.

保兑行意指应开证行的授权或请求对信用证加具保兑的银行。

Credit means any arrangement, however named or described, that is irrevocable and thereby constitutes a definite undertaking of the issuing bank to honour a complying presentation.

信用证意指一项约定，无论其如何命名或描述，该约定不可撤销并因此构成开证行对于相符提示予以兑付的确定承诺。

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. to accept a bill of exchange (“draft”) drawn by the beneficiary and pay at maturity if the credit is available by acceptance.

兑付意指：

a. 对于即期付款信用证即期付款。

b. 对于延期付款信用证发出延期付款承诺并到期付款。

c. 对于承兑信用证承兑由受益人出具的汇票并到期付款。

Issuing bank means the bank that issues a credit at the request of an applicant or on its own behalf.

开证行意指应申请人要求或代表其自身开立信用证的银行。

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 reimbursement is due to(to be paid the nominated bank.

议付意指被指定银行在其应获得偿付的银行日或在此之前，通过向受益人预付或者同意向受益人预付款项的方式购买相符提示项下的汇票（汇票付款人为被指定银行以外的银行）及/或单据。

Nominated bank means the bank with which the credit is available or any bank in the case of a credit available with any bank.

被指定银行意指有权使用信用证的银行，对于可供任何银行使用的信用证而言，任何银行均为被指定银行。

Presentation means either the delivery of documents under a credit to the issuing bank or nominated bank or the documents so delivered.

提示意指信用证项下单据被提交至开证行或被指定银行，抑或按此方式提交的单据。

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、银行或其他一方。

Article 3 Interpretations

第三条 释义

For the purpose of these rules:

就本惯例而言：

Where applicable, words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular.

在适用的条款中，词汇的单复数同义。

A credit is irrevocable even if there is no indication to that effect.

信用证是不可撤销的，即使信用证中对此未作指示也是如此。

A document may be signed by handwriting, facsimile signature, perforated signature, stamp, symbol or any other mechanical or electronic method of authentication.

单据可以通过手签、签样印制、穿孔签字、盖章、符号表示的方式签署，也可以通过其它任何机械或电子证实的方法签署。

A requirement for a document to be legalized, visaed, certified or similar will be satisfied by any signature, mark, stamp or label on the document which appears to satisfy that requirement.

当信用证含有要求使单据合法、签证、证实或对单据有类似要求的条件时，这些条件可由在单据上签字、标注、盖章或标签来满足，只要单据表面已满足上述条件即可。

Branches of a bank in different countries are considered to be separate banks.

一家银行在不同国家设立的分支机构均视为另一家银行。

Terms such as "first class", "well 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.

诸如"第一流"、"著名"、"合格"、"独立"、"正式"、"有资格"、"当地"等用语用于描述单据出单人的身份时，单据的出单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.

除非确需在单据中使用，银行对诸如"迅速"、"立即"、"尽快"之类词语将不予置理。

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.

"于或约于"或类似措辞将被理解为一项约定，按此约定，某项事件将在所述日期前后各五天内发生，起迄日均包括在内。

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.

词语"×月×日止"（to）、"至×月×日"（until）、"直至×月×日"(till) 、"从×月×日"(from) 及“在X月X日至X月X日之间”(between) 用于确定装运期限时，包括所述日期。词语“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.

词语“从X月X日”（from）以及“X月X日之后”(after) 用于确定到期日时不包括所述日期。

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.

术语"上半月"和"下半月"应分别理解为自每月"1日至15日"和"16日至月末最后一天"，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.

术语"月初"、"月中"和"月末"应分别理解为每月1日至10日、11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

第四条 信用证与合同

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 credit. 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 contractual relationships existing between banks or between the applicant and the issuing bank.

a. 就性质而言，信用证与可能作为其依据的销售合同或其它合同，是相互独立的交易。即使信用证中提及该合同，银行亦与该合同完全无关，且不受其约束。因此，一家银行作出兑付、议付或履行信用证项下其它义务的承诺，并不受申请人与开证行之间或与受益人之间在已有关系下产生的索偿或抗辩的制约。

受益人在任何情况下，不得利用银行之间或申请人与开证行之间的契约关系。

b. An issuing bank should discourage 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. 开证行应劝阻申请人将基础合同、形式发票或其它类似文件的副本作为信用证整体组成部分的作法。

Article 5 Documents v. Goods, Services or Performance

第五条 单据与货物／服务／行为　　

Banks deal with documents and not with goods, services or performance to which the documents may relate .

银行处理的是单据，而不是单据所涉及的货物、服务或其它行为。