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our means*: ? pay at sight if the credit is available by sight payment. ? incur a deferred payment undertaking and pay at maturity if the credit is available by deferred payment. ? accept a bill of exchange (“draft”) drawn by the beneficiary and pay at maturity if the credit is available by acceptance. ? * Negotiate v Negotiation Credit 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 21 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ? Issuing bank means the bank that issues a credit at the request of an applicant or on its own behalf. ? Negotiation means the purchase by the nominated bank of drafts (drawn on a bank other than the nominated bank) and/or documents under a plying presentation, by advancing or agreeing to advance funds to the beneficiary on or before the banking day on which reimbursement is due to the nominated bank.( 銀行通過何種方式表明同意預(yù)付款項(xiàng) ? 口頭形式是否可行 ? ) 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 22 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ? 關(guān)于議付 ? UCP500 Article 10 (信用證的種類) ? Negotiation means the giving of value for Draft(s) and/or document(s) by the bank authorized to negotiate. Mere examination of the documents without giving of value does not constitute a negotiation. 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 23 案例研討 ? 主證開證行:國內(nèi) A銀行 ? 主證受益人:嘉陵公司(香港) ? 主證交單行、背對(duì)背信用證開證行: R銀行香港分行 ? 背對(duì)背信用證議付行:馬來西亞渣打銀行 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 24 背景 ? 99年 10月 26日, A開立信用證號(hào)為 LCXXXX152/99,金額為USD1,400,,受益人為 “ 嘉陵公司 ” ,信用證的付款期限為見票后 85 天,適用任何銀行自由議付 ? 10月 29日,嘉陵公司憑上述信用證向 R申請(qǐng)開立背對(duì)背信用證,證號(hào)為 ILC90512,受益人為 “ Shin Yang公司 ” ,金額為 USD1,315,,期限為即期,自由議付 ? 信用證通過馬來西亞渣打銀行通知受益人 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 25 ? 11月 5日, R銀行從渣打銀行收到背對(duì)背信用證項(xiàng)下單據(jù)。渣打銀行在面函上聲明: 已議付相符的單據(jù) ? R銀行審單后亦認(rèn)為單證相符 ? 11月 9日,嘉陵公司向 R銀行提交主證項(xiàng)下全套單據(jù),金額為 USD1,401,,期限為 85 days sight,并指示 R銀行:“ Please negotiate the above bill and pay our import bill under your L/C No. ILC90512 favouring Shin Yang Trading Sdn., Bhd. for USD1,316,‖ 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 26 交單 ? 11月 12日, R銀行將主證項(xiàng)下單據(jù)以快郵方式寄給 A銀行,其面函上聲明: 我行已議付單據(jù) ? 11月 19日, R銀行匯出 USD1,316,,完成了其背對(duì)背信用證項(xiàng)下的付款 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 27 拒付 ? 11月 15日, A銀行收到 R銀行提交的單據(jù) ? 11月 22日, A銀行發(fā)出拒付,理由: 產(chǎn)地證系由受益人出具、經(jīng)當(dāng)?shù)厣虝?huì)加簽的,并非信用證中要求的由當(dāng)?shù)厣虝?huì)出具。 同時(shí)聲明: “ 保留單據(jù)聽候處理,一旦申請(qǐng)人接受不符點(diǎn)即放單,除非在此之前收到相反的指示。 ” 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 28 中止付款 ? 11月 23日, A銀行收到法院的 《 協(xié)助執(zhí)行通知書 》 ,以受益人嘉陵公司提交的不是主證項(xiàng)下的單據(jù)涉嫌欺詐為由,要求 A銀行: ? 查封、扣押 LCXXXX152/99信用證項(xiàng)下所有單據(jù) ? 停止支付 LCXXXX152/99信用證項(xiàng)下款項(xiàng) ? A銀行當(dāng)日將該情況通知 R銀行 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 29 交涉 ? 11月 24日, R銀行致電 A銀行,稱其所遞交的單據(jù)已符合信用證條款,同時(shí)聲明: 作為議付行,即使在發(fā)生欺詐的情況下,也有權(quán)要求 A銀行償付 ? A銀行以如下理由堅(jiān)持拒付: ? 不符點(diǎn)成立; ? 否認(rèn) R銀行的議付行地位,認(rèn)為其只是履行背對(duì)背信用證項(xiàng)下義務(wù)而已 ? 憑法院的止付令 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 30 ? 2021年 7月,內(nèi)地法院以證據(jù)不足為由,駁回了 R銀行提出的要求撤銷止付裁定申請(qǐng)。法院認(rèn)為: ? 1999年 11月 19日, R銀行支付給渣打銀行的款項(xiàng)只是履行了其第 ILC90512號(hào)背靠背信用證項(xiàng)下的付款義務(wù) ? R銀行向 A銀行提交單據(jù)的行為應(yīng)認(rèn)定為委托寄單索匯,也就是說, R銀行所處的地位只是托收行。因此,止付裁定并未損害 R銀行作為托收銀行的相關(guān)利益 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 31 訴訟 ? 2021年 9月 10日, R銀行在香港正式起訴 A銀行。該案于2021年 5月在香港高等法院開庭審理,第一審判 R銀行無權(quán)向 A銀行主張要求獲得賠償?shù)臋?quán)利 。 ? R銀行未提起上訴。 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 32 判決 ? A銀行所提的不符點(diǎn)不成立,且拒付通知也不符合 UCP500第 14條的規(guī)定 ? R銀行的議付行地位不成立,其只能作為嘉陵公司的委托寄單行。因此, R銀行無權(quán)向 A銀行主張要求獲得賠償?shù)臋?quán)利 ? R銀行沒有對(duì)單據(jù)做無追索的買斷,盡管 R銀行在其 1999年 11月 12日的面函中聲稱其 已議付該單據(jù) ,但 實(shí)際上當(dāng)天并未發(fā)生任何 支付行為 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 33 ? R銀行于 1999年 11月 19日向其背靠背信用證受益人所支付的金額為 USD1,316,項(xiàng)下自身的付款責(zé)任,并不是對(duì)主證項(xiàng)下單據(jù)的議付行為。因?yàn)?R銀行并未對(duì)主證項(xiàng)下單據(jù)向嘉陵公司做出扣除銀行費(fèi)用、融資利息后的全額款項(xiàng),即 USD1,401, ? R銀行并未向嘉陵公司的帳戶支付任何款項(xiàng),而金額為USD1,316,,而是直接用于支付背靠背信用證項(xiàng)下的貨款 ? 金額為 USD1,316,, R銀行是作為進(jìn)口融資而不是出口融資記錄在冊(cè)的 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 34 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ? ICC Position Paper No 2 (第二號(hào)意見書) ? The Banking Commission wishes to clarify that for the purposes of UCP 500, the phrase 39。giving of value39。 in subArticle 10(b)(ii) may be interpreted as either 39。making immediate payment39。 (. by cash, by cheque, by remittance through a Clearing System or by credit to an account) or 39。undertaking an obligation to make payment39。 (other than giving a deferred payment undertaking or accepting a draft). 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 35 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ICC Publication :關(guān)于追索權(quán) ? 議付行在任何情況下均享有追索權(quán) ,除非該行保兌了信用證( The Commission finally decided to make a distinction between credits available through payment and credit available through negotiation. As to the former ( available through payment),any recourse by the advising bank vis224。vis the beneficiary was to be excluded if it had not expressed a reservation when making its payment. As to the latter credits ( available through negotiation), the advising bank always had a right of recourse, unless it had confirmed the credit.) 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 36 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ICC Publication R259: 議付的追索權(quán) ? 銀行提供議付時(shí)所要求的條件,即是否保留追索權(quán),不能由 ICC來裁定。那些條件 取決于當(dāng)?shù)胤杉白h付行與出口商之間的關(guān)系 。 ? 應(yīng)由受益人來決定是否接受那些條件并在 “ 保留追索 ” 的條件下取得款項(xiàng)。 ? 在這些情況下,受益人最好使信用證可自由議付,以使他們能夠把單據(jù)提交給一家一旦接受單據(jù)將始終信守決定的被指定銀行。 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 37 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ? 議付的構(gòu)成要件 ? 被指定銀行( the nominated bank) ? 議付的時(shí)間( advancing or agreeing to advance funds ) ? 議付的形式( purchase/giving of value) 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 38 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ? Nominated bank means the bank with which the credit is available or any bank in the case of a credit available with any bank. 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 39 ? Presentation means either the delivery of documents under a credit to the issuing bank or nominated bank or the documents so delivered. ? Presenter means a beneficiary, bank or other party that makes a presentation. 2021/6/17 Yuqiang @ Copyright Reserved 40 UCP600與 UCP500的比較分析 ? 刪除了那些表達(dá)不確切、內(nèi)容已過時(shí)以及與國際貿(mào)易實(shí)務(wù)相脫節(jié)的條款 ? 條款總數(shù)由 UCP500的 49條縮減為 39條,且不再分類 ? 刪除了