Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits

Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, UCP 600

Commercial letters of credit are the lifeblood of the international trade system and, for more than 70 years, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has established the rules governing documentary credits worldwide. By a unanimous vote of 91 to 0, the ICC Banking Commission on October 25, 2006 approved UCP 600, ICC’s revised rules on documentary credits and how to use a letter of credit. UCP 600 entered into force on July 1, 2007 and contains substantive changes to the existing rules that all international business professionals need to know.

New Provisions

  • A leaner set of rules, with 39 articles rather than 49 articles of UCP 500
  • A new section of definitions, containing terms such as “honor” and “negotiation”
  • A replacement of the term “reasonable time” with a definite number of days for examining and determining compliance of documents
  • A new provision concerning addresses of the beneficiary and the applicant
  • An expanded discussion of “original documents”
  • Re-drafted transport articles aimed at resolving confusion over the identification of carriers and agents.

The new UCP 600 also contains within the text the 12 articles of the eUCP, ICC’s supplement to the UCP governing presentation of documents in electronic or part-electronic form.

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Publication No. 600
Paperback
2007 Edition
72 pages
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-92-842-1257-6

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Staff Contact:   Greg Tondi

Controller
Tel: 212.703.5080

Greg Tondi serves as USCIB’s Manager of Accounting and Finance, bringing with him expertise in not-for-profit and private sector accounting, finance and academics. Prior to joining USCIB, Tondi was Controller at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ for the past couple of years. Before assuming his Controller position at the College of St. Elizabeth, Tondi was an Associate Manager of Accounting and Financial Analyst for Prudential Financial. He also spent several years as a high school teacher. Tondi enjoys teaching and continues as an Adjunct Professor at New Jersey City University where he received his Masters in Accounting. Tondi received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Rutgers University. He co-published an industry paper on the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on small businesses. Tondi is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New Jersey.
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