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2014国际货运代理人《货代英语》辅导:第

六章-国际货运代理人

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Unit

Six

Documentary

Credit

(一)基本要求

了解：Basic Contents

of

an

L/C

and

Basic Procedure

of

a

Documentary Letter

of

熟悉：Definition, Characteristics

of

Settlement

by

L/C

掌握：Parties

to

an

L/C,

of

Letters

of

Credit

(二)考试内容：

1.

Definition

letter

of

credit

is

the

written

promise

of

a

bank(银行书面保证文件) to

act

at

the

request

and

the

instructions

of

the

applicant

and

to

undertake

payment

to

the

beneficiary

(承诺付款给受益人) in

the

amount

specified in

the credit, provided that

the beneficiary complies with

the

terms

and conditions of

the credit.

2. Parties

to

an

L/C

Applicant: the

party which applies

to

the bank

for opening L/C (buyer or importer)

Issuing bank

:

the bank that

issues

a

L/C

at

the request of

the applicant

Advising bank

:

the bank

advises

the beneficiary of

an

L/C

Beneficiary: the

party

in

whose favor

an

is opened and which should comply with

the terms and conditions of

the credit

in

order

receive

the proceeds (seller, exporter)

Negotiating bank:

the

bank

that negotiates

the beneficiary’s

draft.

It

may

be

the advising bank

or another bank authorized to negotiate the documents

3.

Basic Contents

of

an

L/C

4.

Basic Procedure

of

a Documentary Letter

Credit

5. Characteristics of Settlement

by

L/C

The

issuing

bank

the

primary

liabilities

for

payment;

An

L/C

is

a

self-sufficient instrument(自足文件);

It

is

simply

a document transaction.

The relevant parties deal

with documents only,

rather

than

with

the

goods

or

services(银行处理的是单据，而不是单据所涉及的货物、服务)。If

the

goods

do

not

conform

to

the

documents

after

the

applicant pays

the issuing bank,

the applicant can

only take

this matter

up

with

the defaulting parties.