跟单信用证项下银行间偿付统一规则(中英文）

　　Uniform Rules for Bank to Bank Reimbursements Under Documentary Credits

　　跟单信用证项下银行间偿付统一规则(URR525)

　　TABLE OF CONTENTS

　　A. General Provisions and Definitions总则和定义

　　Article 1 Application of URR第一条 统一规则的适用范围

　　Article 2 Definitions第二条 定义

　　Article 3 Reimbursement Authorisations Versus Credits 第三条 偿付授权与信用证偿付授权

　　B. Liabilities and Responsibilities B.责任和义务

　　Article 4 Honour of a Reimbursement Claim第四条 对索偿要求的偿付

　　Article 5 Responsibilities of the Issuing Bank第五条 开证行的义务

　　Article 6 Issuance and Receipt of a Reimbursement Authorisation or Reimbursement Amendment

　　第六条 偿付授权和其修改的出具及接收

　　Article 7 Expiry of a Reimbursement Authorisation第七条 偿付授权的有效日期

　　Article 8 Amendment or Cancellation of Reimbursement Authorisations

　　第八条 偿付授权的修改或撤销

　　Article 9 Reimbursement Undertakings第九条 偿付承诺

　　Article 10 Standards for Reimbursement Claims第十条 索偿要求的标准

　　Article 11 Processing Reimbursement Claims 第十一条 索偿要求的处理

　　Article 12 Duplications of Reimbursement Authorisations第十二条 偿付授权的重复

　　D. Miscellaneous Provisions D.其它条款

　　Article 13 Foreign Laws and Usages第十三条 国外法律和惯例

　　Article 14 Disclaimer on the Transmission of Messages第十四条 电文传递差错的免责

　　Article 15 Force Majeure第十五条 不可抗力

　　Article 16 Charges第十六条 费用

　　Article 17 Interest Claims/Loss of Value第十七条 利息索赔和价值损失利息损失

　　A. General Provisions and Definitions总则和定义

　　Article 1 Application of URR第一条 统一规则的适用范围

　　The Uniform Rules for Bank-to-Bank Reimbursements under Documentary Credits ("Rules"), ICC Publication No 525, shall apply to all Bank-to-Bank Reimbursements where they are incorporated into the text of the Reimbursement Authorisation. They are binding on all parties thereto, unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the Reimbursement Authorisation. The Issuing Bank is responsible for indicating in the Documentary Credit ("Credit") that Reimbursement Claims are subject to these Rules. In a Bank-to-Bank Reimbursement subject to these Rules, the Reimbursing Bank acts on the instructions and/or under the authority of the Issuing Bank. These Rules are not intended to override or change the provisions of the ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentarv Credits..

　　跟单信用证项下银行间偿付统一规则，即国际商会第 525 号出版物，适用于在偿付授权中注明适用于本统一规则的所有银行间的偿付。除非偿付授权另有规定，本规则对有关各方均具有约束力。开证行有义务在跟单信用证(信用证)中注明索偿要求遵循本规则。根据本规则进行的银行间偿付，偿付行应在开证行 的指示和/或授权下行事。本统一规则并不是要代替或改变国际商会跟单信用证统一惯例的有关条文。

　　Article 2 Definitions第二条 定义

　　As used in these Rules, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Article and may be used in the singular or plural as A.appropriate: a) "Issuing Bank" shall mean the bank that has issued a Credit and the Reimbursement Authorisation under that Credit. b) "Reimbursing Bank" shall mean the bank instructed and/or authorised to provide reimbursement pursuant to a Reimbursement Authorisation issued by the Issuing Bank. c) "Reimbursernent Authorisation" shall mean an instruction and/or authorisation, independent of the Credit, issued by an Issuing Bank to a Reimbursing Bank to reimburse a Claiming Bank, or, if so requested by the Issuing Bank, to accept and pay a time draft(s) drawn on the Reimbursing Bank.

　　本统一规则的下列术语具有本条款规定的定义且可用于单数或复数形式。 a).开证行是指开立信用证并作出信用证项下偿付授权的银行。 b).偿付行是指按照开证行偿付授权的指示和/或授权作出偿付的银行。c).偿付授权是指开证行向偿付行作出的要求其向索偿行进行偿付，或应开证行的要求承兑并到期支付以偿付行为付款人的远期汇票的一种指示或授权，该项指示或授权独立于信用证之外。

　　d) "Reimbursement Amendment" shall mean an advice from the Issuing Bank to a Reimbursing Bank stating changes to a Reimbursement Authorisation. e) "Claiming Bank" shall mean a bank that pays, incurs a deferred payment undertaking, accepts draft(s), or negotiates under a Credit and presents a Reimbursement Claim to the Reimbursing Bank. "Claiming Bank" shall include a bank authorised to present a Reimbursement Claim to the Reimbursing Bank on behalf of the bank that pays, incurs a deferred payment undertaking, accepts draft(s), or negotiates. f) "Reimbursement Claim" shall mean a request for reimbursement from the Claiming Bank to the Reimbursing Bank.

　　d). 偿付授权修改是指开证行发给偿付行对偿付授权进行修改的通知。 e).索偿行是指在信用证项下作出付款，迟期付款承诺，承兑汇票或议付并向偿付行提示索偿要求的 银行。索偿行还应包括被授权代表作出付款，迟期付款承诺，承兑汇票， 或议付的银行向偿付行提示索偿要求的银行。

　　f). 索偿要求是指索偿行向偿付行提交的要求偿付的请求。

　　g) "Reimbursement Undertaking" shall mean a separate irrevocable undertaking of the Reimbursing Bank, issued upon the authorisation or request of the Issuing Bank, to the Claiming Bank named in the Reimbursement Authorisation, to honour that bank's Reimbursement Claim provided the terms and conditions of the Reimbursement Undertaking have been complied with. h) "Reimbursement Undertaking Amendment" shall mean an advice from the Reimbursing Bank to the Claiming Bank named in the Reimbursement Authorisation, stating changes to a Reimbursement Undertaking. i) For the purposes of these Rules branches of a bank in different countries are considered separate banks.

　　g).偿付承诺是指在开证行授权或请求下，偿付行向偿付授权中指定的索偿行作出的，在偿付承诺的条件得以满足的条件下，保证偿付该索偿要求的一种单独的不可撤销的承诺。

　　h).偿付承诺修改是指偿付行向偿付授权中指定的索偿行作出的，表明对其偿付承诺进行修改的通知。

　　i).就本规则而言，一家银行在不同国家的分支机构被视为一另一家银行。

　　Article 3 Reimbursement Authorisations Versus Credits 第三条 偿付授权与信用证偿付授权

　　A Reimbursement Authorisation is separate from the Credit to which it refers, and a Reimbursing Bank is not concerned with or bound by the terms and conditions of the Credit, even if any reference whatsoever to the terms and conditions of the Credit is included in the Reimbursement Authorisation.

　　偿付授权与信用证偿付授权独立于信用证之外，即使偿付授权引用了信用证的有关条款， 偿付行也与该信用证条款无关或不受其约束。

　　B. Liabilities and Responsibilities 责任和义务

　　Article 4 Honour of a Reimbursement Claim第四条 对索偿要求的偿付

　　Except as provided by the terms of its Reimbursement Undertaking a Reimbursing Bank is not obligated to honour a Reimbursement Claim.

　　除非偿付承诺有规定，否则偿付行没有义务对索偿要求进行偿付。

　　Article 5 Responsibilities of the Issuing Bank第五条 开证行的义务

　　The Issuing Bank is responsible for providing the information required in these Rules in both the Reimbursement Authorisation and Credit and is responsible for any consequences resulting from noncompliance with this provision. C. Form and Notification of Authorisations, Amendments and Claims

　　开证行有义务在偿付授权和信用证中提供本规则所要求的信息，并且对不遵守本条款所引起的任何后果负责。C.偿付授权、修改和索偿要求的形式及通知

　　Article 6 Issuance and Receipt of a Reimbursement Authorisation or Reimbursement Amendment

　　第六条 偿付授权和其修改的出具及接收

　　a) All Reimbursement Authorisation and Reimbursement Amendments must be issued in the form of an authenticated teletransmission or a signed letter. When a Credit, or amendment thereto which has an effect on the Reimbursement Authorisation, is issued by teletransmission, the Issuing Bank should advise its Reimbursement Authorisation or Reimbursement Amendment to the Reimbursing Bank by authenticated teletransmission. The teletransmission will be deemed the operative Reimbursement Authorisation or the operative Reimbursement Amendment and no mail confirmation should be sent. Should a mail confirmation nevertheless be sent, it will have no effect and the Reimbursing Bank will have no obligation to check such mail confirmation against the operative Reimbursement Authorisation or the operative Reimbursement Amendment received by teletransmission.

　　a).所有偿付授权和其修改都必须以加押电讯或经签署的信函形式出具。当以电讯方式开立对偿付授权具有一定影响的信用证或信用证修改时，开证行应以加押电讯的方式通知偿付行有关偿付授权或其修改，该电讯 即为有效的偿讨授权或偿付授权修改，而毋需邮寄证实书。如果邮寄了证实书，则该证实书被视为无效，且偿付行没有义务把该邮寄证实书与以电讯方式收到的有效偿付授权或其修改进行核对。

　　b) Reimbursement Authorisations and Reimbursement Amendment must be complete and precise. To guard against confusion and misunderstanding, Issuing Banks must not send to Reimbursing Banks: I. a copy of the Credit or any part thereof or a copy of an amendment to the Credit in place of, or in addition to, the Reimbursement Authorisation or Reimbursement Amendment. If such copies are received by the Reimbursing Bank they shall be disregarded; II. multiple Reimbursement Authorisations under one teletransmission or letter, unless expressly agreed to by the Reimbursing Bank. c) Issuing Banks shall not require a certificate of compliance with the terms and conditions of the Credit in the Reimbursement Authorisation. d) All Reimbursement Authorisations must (in addition to the requirement of Article 1 for incorporation of reference to these Rules) state the following:

　　b).偿付授权和其修改必须完整和准确。为了防止产生曲解和误解，开证行不应将下列文件发送给偿付行：

　　I.信用证副本或其任何部分或信用证修改的副本;或以信用证副本或其任何部分或信用证修改的副本代 替偿付权或其修改。如果偿付行收到这样的副本，可不予理睬。 II.含有多项偿付授权的电文或信函，除非偿付行明确同意。

　　c).开证行在偿付授权中不应要求提供单证相符的证实书。

　　d).所有偿付授权(除本规则第一条要求外)都应注明如下内容：

　　I. Credit number; II. currency and amount; III. additional amounts payable and tolerance, if any; IV. Claiming Bank or, in the case of freely negotiable credits, that claims can be made by any bank. In the absence of any such indication the Reimbursing Bank is authorised to pay any Claiming Bank; V. parties responsible for charges (Claiming Bank's and Reimbursing Bank's charges) in accordance with Article 16 of these Rules. Reimbursement Amendments must state only the relative changes to the above and the Credit number.

　　I.信用证号;II.币种和金额; III.额外应付金额和增减幅度; IV.索偿行，或在自由议付信用证项下，任何银行都可以提出索偿。如果没有该注明，偿付行可向任何索偿行进行偿付; V.按照本规则第十六条规定，承担费用的有关各方(索偿行和偿付行的银行费用)。偿付授权修改必须注明仅允许对上述有关内容和信用证号作出修改。

　　e) If the Reimbursing Bank is requested to accept and pay a time draft(s), the Reimbursement Authorisation must indicate the following, in addition to the information specified in (d) above: I. tenor of draft(s) to be drawn; II. drawer; III. party responsible for acceptance and discount charges, if any. Reimbursement Amendments must state the relative changes to the above. Issuing Banks should not require a sight draft(s) to be drawn on the Reimbursing Bank.

　　要求偿付行承兑并到期偿付远期汇票，偿付授权除应注明上述 d 款规定内容外，还应注明如下内容： I.汇票的期限; II.出票人; III.承兑和贴现费用的承担方。偿付授权修改必须注明仅允许对上述有关内容作出修改。开证行不应要求以偿付行为付款人的即期汇票。

　　f) Any requirement for: I. pre-notification of a Reimbursement Claim to the Issuing Bank must be included in the Credit and not in the Reimbursement Authorisation; II. pre-debit notification to the Issuing Bank must be indicated in the Credit. g) If the Reimbursing Bank is not prepared to act for any reason whatsoever under the Reimbursement Authorisation or Reimbursement Amendment, it must so inform the Issuing Bank without delay.

　　I.要求向开证行提供索偿要求的预先通知必须在信用证中加以注明，而不是在偿付授权中注明。II.要求向开证行提供预先借记通知必须在信用证中加以注明。 g).无论何种原因，偿付行不愿对偿付授权或偿付授权修改作出偿付的，它必须毫不延误地通知开证行。

　　h) In addition to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4, Reimbursing Banks are not responsible for the consequences resulting from non-reimbursement or delay in reimbursement of Reimbursement Claims, where any provision contained in this Article is not followed by the Issuing and/or Claiming Bank.

　　h).除了本规则第三条和第四条规定外，偿付行对于开证行和/或索偿行没有遵守本条的规定引起的对索偿要求不付款或延误付款造成的任何后果均不负责。

　　Article 7 Expiry of a Reimbursement Authorisation第七条 偿付授权的有效日期

　　Except to the extent expressly agreed to by the Reimbursing Bank, the Reimbursement Authorisation must not have any expiry date or latest date for presentation of a claim except as indicated in Article 9. Reimbursing Banks will assume no responsibility for the expiry date of Credits and if such date is provided in the Reimbursement Authorisation it will be disregarded. The Issuing Bank must cancel its Reimbursement Authorisation for any unutilised portion of the Credit to which it refers, informing the Reimbursing Bank without delay.

　　除非偿付行明确同意，偿付授权不应注有提示索偿要求的到期日或最迟日期，但本规则第九条规定除外。偿付行对信用证的效期不负有责任， 如果偿付授权提供了信用证的效期， 它可不予理睬。对偿付授权涉及的信用证未被支用部分，开证行必须撤销其偿付授权并毫不延误地通知偿付行。

　　Article 8 Amendment or Cancellation of Reimbursement Authorisations

　　第八条 偿付授权的修改或撤销

　　Except where the Issuing Bank has authorised or requested the Reimbursing Bank to issue a Reimbursement Undertaking as provided in Article 9 and the Reimbursing Bank has issued a Reimbursement Undertaking: a) The Issuing Bank may issue a Reimbursement Amendment or cancel a Reimbursement Authorisation at any time upon sending notice to that effect to the Reimbursing Bank.

　　除非开证行按本规则第九条规定授权或要求偿付行作出偿付承诺，且偿付行已经作出了偿付承诺，否则：开证行可以在任何时候通过向偿付行发出有效通知对偿付授权进行修改或撤销。

　　b) The Issuing Bank must send notice of any amendment to a Reimbursement Authorisation that has an effect on the reimbursement instructions contained in the Credit to the nominated bank or, in the case of a freely negotiable Credit, the advising bank. In the case of cancellation of the Reimbursement Authorisation prior to expiry of the Credit, the Issuing Bank must provide the nominated bank or the advising bank with new reimbursement instructions.

　　开证行欲对偿付授权作出修改，而该修改又将对信用证中偿付指示产生影响，它必须向指定银行， 或自由议付信用证项下的通知行发出修改通知。 如果在信用证效期前撤销偿付授权， 开证行必须向指定银行或通知行作出新的偿付指示。

　　c) The Issuing Bank must reimburse the Reimbursing Bank for any Reimbursement Claims honoured or draft(s) accepted by the Reimbursing Bank prior to the receipt of notice of cancellation t or Reimbursement Amendment.

　　偿付行在收到撤销偿付授权或进行修改的通知前，对索偿要求进行了偿付或承兑了汇票，则开证行必须向偿付行作出偿付。

　　Article 9 Reimbursement Undertakings第九条 偿付承诺

　　a) in addition to the requirement of sub-Article 6 (a), (b) and (c) of theses Rules, all Reimbursement Authorisations authorising or requesting the issuance of a Reimbursement Undertaking must comply with the provisions of this Article.

　　a). 除本规则第六条中，a、b 和 c 款要求外，授权或请求作出偿付承诺的所有偿付授权都必须符合本条的规定。

　　b) An authorisation or request by the Issuing Bank to the Reimbursing Bank to issue a Reimbursement Undertaking is irrevocable ("Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation") and must (in addition to the requirement of Article 1 for incorporation of reference to these Rules) contain the following:

　　开证行要求偿付行作出偿付承诺的授权或请求是不可撤销的(不可撤销的偿付授权)，并且必须包含如下有关内容(除本规则第一条要求外)：

　　I. Credit number; II. currency and amount; III. additional amounts payable and tolerance, if any; IV. full name and adress of the Claiming Bank to whom the Reimbursement Undertaking should be issued; V. latest date for presentation of a claim including any usance period; VI. parties responsible for charges (Claiming Bank's and Reimbursing Bank's charges and Reimbursement Undertaking fee) in accordance with Article 16 of these Rules. c) If the Reimbursing Bank is requested to accept and pay a time draft(s), the Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation must also indicate the following in addition to the information contained in (b) above: I. tenor of draft(s) to be drawn;

　　I.信用证号; II.币种和金额; III.额外应付金额和增减幅度; IV.得到偿付承诺的索偿行全称和详细地址;V.包括远期付款日期在内的索偿要求的最迟提示日 期; VI. 本规则第十六条规定的承担费用的有关各方 (索偿 行和偿付行的费用及偿付承诺费)。 c).如果要求偿付行承兑并到期偿付远期汇票，除上述 b 款中的要求外， 不可撤销的偿付授权还应注明如下内容：I.汇票期限;

　　II. drawer; III. party responsible for acceptance and discount charges, if any; Issuing Banks should not require a sight draft(s) to be drawn on the Reimbursing Bank. d) If the Reimbursing Bank is authorised or requested by the Issuing Bank to issue its Reimbursement Undertaking to the Claiming Bank but is not prepared to do so, it must so inform the Issuing Bank without delay.

　　II.出票人; III.承兑和贴现费用的承担方;开证行不应要求以偿付行为付款人的即期汇票。 d). 如果开证行授权或要求偿付行向索偿行作出偿付承诺，而偿付行决定不作出偿付承诺时，它应毫不延误地通知开证行。

　　e) A Reimbursement Undertaking must indicate the terms and conditions of the undertaking and: I. Credit number and Issuing Bank; II. currency and amount of the Reimbursement Authorisation; III. additional amounts payable and tolerance, if any; IV. currency and amount of the Reimbursement Undertaking; V. latest date for presentation of a claim including any usance period; VI. party to pay the Reimbursement Undertaking fee, if other than the Issuing Bank. The Reimbursing Bank must also include its charges, if any, that will be deducted from the amount claimed.

　　偿付承诺必须注明承诺条件和：I.信用证号及开证行; II.偿付授权的币种和金额; III.额外应付金额和增减幅度; IV.偿付承诺的币种和金额; V.包括远期付款日期在内的索偿要求的最迟提示日期; VI. 如果偿付承诺费不是由开证行承担，注明费用的承担方。如果偿付行收取费用，它还应注明其费用将从索偿金额中扣除。

　　f) If the latest date for presentation of a claim falls on a day on which the Reimbursing Bank is closed for reasons other than those mentioned in Article 15, the latest date for presentation of a claim shall be extended to the first following day on which the Reimbursing Bank is open.

　　f).若最迟提示索偿要求日恰逢第十五条所述原因以外的银行休息日，则最迟提示日期将自然顺延到偿付行的下一个工作日。

　　g) I. An Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation cannot be amended or cancelled without the agreement of the Reimbursing Bank. II. When an Issuing Bank has amended its Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation, a Reimbursement Bank which has issued its Reimbursement Undertaking may amend its undertaking to reflect such amendment. If a Reimbursing Bank chooses not to issue its Reimbursement Undertaking Amendment it must so inform the Issuing Bank without delay.

　　g).I.未经偿付行同意，不得对不可撤销的偿付授权进行修改或撤销。 II.当开证行对其不可撤销偿付授权作出修改时，为与开证行的修改保持一致，已经作出偿付承诺的偿付行也可对其偿付承诺进行修改。如果偿付行不愿意对其偿付承诺作出修改，则必须毫不延误地通知开证行。

　　III. An Issuing Bank which has issued its Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation Amendment, shall be irrevocably bound as of the time of its advice of the Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation Amendment. IV. The terms of the original Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation (or an Authorisation incorporating previously accepted Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation Amendments) will remain in force for the Reimbursing Bank until it communicates its acceptance of the amendment to the Issuing Bank.

　　III. 开证行如果作出了不可撤销的偿付授权修改，那它自发出该不可撤销偿付授权修改通知之时起，即受其约束。

　　IV. 偿付行通知开证行接受偿付授权修改前，原不可撤销偿付授权(或先前已经接受的不可撤销偿付授权修改)的条款对偿付行仍将有效。

　　V. A Reimbursing Bank must communicate its acceptance or rejection of an Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation Amendment to the Issuing Bank. A Reimbursing Bank is not required to accept or reject an Irrevocable Reimbursement Authorisation Amendment until it has received acceptance or rejection from the Claiming Bank to its Reimbursement Undertaking Amendment. h) I. A Reimbursement Undertaking cannot be amended or cancelled without the agreement of the Claiming Bank. II. A Reimbursing Bank which has issued its Reimbursement Undertaking Amendment shall be irrevocably bound as of the time of its advice of the Reimbursement Undertaking Amendment.

　　V.偿付行必须通知开证行接受或拒绝偿付授权修改。在没有收到索偿行接受或拒绝偿付承诺修改通知前，偿付行毋需作出接受或拒绝不可撤销偿付授权修改的决定。

　　h). I.未以索偿行同意，不得对偿付承诺进行修改或撤销。

　　II.作出偿付承诺修改的偿付行，自其发出偿付承诺修改通知之时起，即受其约束。

　　III. The terms of the original Reimbursement Undertaking (or a Reimbursement Undertaking incorporating previously accepted Reimbursement Amendments) will remain in force for the Claiming Bank until it communicates its acceptance of the Reimbursement Undertaking Amendment to the Reimbursing Bank. IV. A Claiming Bank must communicate its acceptance or rejection of a Reimbursement Undertaking Amendment to the Reimbursing Bank.

　　III. 索偿行通知偿付行接受其偿付承诺修改前，原偿付承诺(或先前已经接受的偿付承诺修改)的条款对 索偿行仍将有效。

　　IV.索偿行必须通知偿付行接受或拒绝偿付承诺修改。

　　Article 10 Standards for Reimbursement Claims第十条 索偿要求的标准

　　a) The Claiming Bank’ claim for reimbursement: I. must be the form of a teletransmission, unless specifically prohibited by the Issuing Bank, or an original letter. A Reimbursing Bank has the right to request that a Reimbursement Claim be authenticated and in such case the Reimbursing Bank shall not be liable for any consequences resulting from any delay incurred. If a Reimbursement Claim is made by teletransmission, no mail confirmation is to be sent. In the event such a mail confirmation is sent, the Claiming Bank will be responsible for any consequences that may arise from a duplicate reimbursement;

　　a).索偿行的索偿要求：

　　I.索偿要求必须以电讯的形式发出，但若开证行禁止时，则以正本信函方式发出。偿付行有要求对索偿 要求加押的权利，并对由此发生延误所引起的任何后果不负责。 如果索偿要求是以电讯的方式发出的，则毋需再发出邮寄证实书。 如果发出了邮寄证实书，索偿行将对重复偿付所产生的一切后果负责。

　　II. must clearly indicate the Credit number and Issuing Bank (and Reimbursing Bank's reference number, if known); III. must separately stipulate the principal amount claimed, any additional amount(s) and charges; IV. must not be a copy of the Claiming Bank's advice of payment, deferred payment, acceptance or negotiation to the Issuing Bank; V. must not include multiple Reimbursement Claims under one teletransmission or letter; VI. must, in the case or a Reimbursement Undertaking, comply with the terms and conditions of the Reimbursement Undertaking.

　　II. 必须清楚地注明信用证号和开证行如果知道的话，还须注明偿付行的参考号);III. 必须分别注明索偿的本金金额、额外金额和银行费用; IV.不得向开证行提示索偿行的付款，迟期付款，承兑或议付通知的副本;V.不得在一份电文或信函中含有多项索偿要求; VI. 在偿付承诺项下，必须符合偿付承诺所规定的条件。

　　b) In cases where a time draft is to be drawn on the Reimbursing Bank, the Claimining Bank must forward the draft with the Reimbursement Claim to the Reimbursing Bank for processing, and include the following in its claim if required by the Credit and/or Reimbursement Undertaking; I. general description of the goods and/or services; II. country origin; III. place of destination/perfomance; and if the transaction covers the shipment of merchandise, IV. date of shipment; V. place of shipment. c) Claiming Banks must not indicate in a Reimbursement Claim that a payment, acceptance or negotiation was made under reserve or against an indemnity. d) Reimbursing Banks assume no liability or responsibility for any consequences that may arise out of any non-acceptance or delay of processing should the Claiming Bank fail to follow the provisions of this Article.

　　b).若开立以偿付行为付款人的远期汇票，则索偿行必须将该远期汇票和索偿要求一起提示给偿付行，如果信用证和/或偿付承诺要求，索偿要求还应包括如下内容： I.货物和/或服务的一般描述;II.原产地; III.目的地/履约地;如果涉及到商品的运输，还应包括： IV.装运日期; V.装运地点; c).索偿行不得在索偿要求中注明索偿行付款，承兑或议付是在保留追索权或保函项下作出的。 d).如果索偿行未能遵守本条规定，偿付行将对不承兑或迟期偿付所引起的后果不负责。

　　Article 11 Processing Reimbursement Claims 第十一条 索偿要求的处理

　　a).I. Reimbursing Banks shall have a reasonable time, not to exceed three banking days following the day of receipt of the Reimbursement Claim, to process claims. Reimbursement Claims received outside banking hours are deemed to be received on the next banking day. If a pre-debit notification is required by the Issuing Bank, this pre-debit notification period shall be in addition to the processing period mentioned above.

　　I.偿付行在收到索偿要求后，应在不超过3 个银行工作日的合理时间内，对索偿要求进行处理。银行营业时间之外收到的索偿要求，将被认为是在下一个银行工作日收到的。如果开证行要求提供领先借记通知，则处理上述索偿要求的时间将不包括提供预先通知所需的时间。

　　II. If the Reimbursing Bank determines not to reimburse, either because of a nonconforming claim under a Reimbursement Undertaking, or for any reason whatsoever under a Reimbursement Authorisation, it shall give notice to that effect by telecommunication or, if that is not possible, by other expeditious means, without delay, but no later than the close of the third banking day following the day of receipt of the claim (plus any additional period mentioned in sub-Article (i) above). Such notice shall be sent to the Claiming Bank and the Issuing Bank and, in the case of a Reimbursement Undertaking, it must state the reasons for non-payment of the claim.

　　II.偿付行由于索偿要求与偿付承诺不符，或由于偿付授权项下的任何原因而决定不付款，则它应该在接 到索偿要求后不超过 3 个银行工作日的时间之内(加上上述(1)款所允许的额外时间)毫不延误地以电讯方式或以其它最快捷的方式发出有效通知，该通知应该被及时送达到索偿行和开证行。如果已作出偿付承诺，偿付行应该说明拒绝偿付的理由。

　　b) Reimbursing Banks will not process requests for back value (value dating prior to the date of a Reimbursement Claim) from the Claiming Bank. c) Where a Reimbursing Bank has not issued a Reimbursement Undertaking and a Reimbursement is due on a future date: I. The Reimbursement Claim must specify the predetermined reimbursement date.

　　b). 偿付行毋需接受索偿行倒起息的请求(起息日在提示索偿要求前)c).偿付行没有作出偿付承诺且偿付是在将来的某一天时： I.索偿要求应具体注明约定的偿付日期;

　　II. The Reimbursement Claim should not be presented to the Reimbursing Bank more than ten (10) of its banking days prior to such predetermined date. If a Reimbursement Claim is presented more than ten (10) banking days prior to the predetermined date, the Reimbursing Bank may disregard the Reimbursement Claim. If the Reimbursing Bank disregards the Reimbursement Claim it must so inform the Claiming Bank by teletransmission or other expeditious means without delay.

　　II.索偿要求不应先于约定的偿付日期 10 个银行工作日提示给偿付行。如果将索偿要求先于约定的偿付 日期10 个银行工作日提示给偿付行，偿付行可不须 理睬。如果偿付行对索偿要求不予理睬，则应毫不延误地以电讯或其它最快捷的方式通知索偿行。

　　III. If the predetermined reimbursement date is more than three banking days following the day of receipt of the Reimbursement Claim, the Reimbursing Bank has no obligation to provide notice of non-reimbursement until such predetermined date, or no later than the close of the third banking day following the receipt of the Reimbursement Claim plus any additional period mentioned in (a) above, whichever is later. d) Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the Reimbursing Bank and the Claiming Bank, Reimbursing Banks will effect reimbursement under a Reimbursement Claim only to the Claiming Bank. e) Reimbursing Banks assume no liability or responsibility if they honour a Reimbursement Claim that indicates that a payment, acceptance or negotiation was made under reserve or against an indemnity and shall disregard such indication. Such reserve or indemnity concerns only the relations between the Claiming Bank and the party towards whom the reserve was made, or from whom, or on whose behaf, the indemnity was obtained.

　　III.如果约定的偿付日期是在偿付行收到索偿要求起3 银行工作日后，那么偿付行在约定的偿付日期前，或在收到索偿要求后第3个银行工作日终了加上上述本条a(1)款所允许的额外时间前(以最迟时间 为准)，毋需提供拒绝偿付的通知。

　　d).除非偿付行和索偿行另有协议，偿付行将按照索偿要求只向索偿行作出偿付。 e).偿付行对索偿要求作出偿付时，若该索偿要求 注有付款，承兑或议付是在有保留或保函的情况下作出的，则偿付行对此不负任何责任，并可对该注明不予理睬。该保留只涉及索偿行和作出保留方，或提供或代表 其提供担保方。

　　Article 12 Duplications of Reimbursement Authorisations第十二条 偿付授权的重复

　　An Issuing Bank must not, upon receipt of documents, give a new Reimbursement Authorisation, or additional instructions, unless they constitute an amendment to, or a cancellation of an existing Reimbursement Authorisation. If the Issuing Bank does not comply with the above and a duplicate reimbursement is made, it is the responsibility of the Issuing Bank to obtain the return of the amount of the duplicate reimbursement, The Reimbursing Bank assumes no liability or responsibility for any consequences that may arise from any such duplication.

　　除非对原偿付授权作出修改或撤销，开证行在收到单据后不得再作出新的偿付授权或其它指示。如果开证行没有遵守上述规定造成重复偿付，则开证行将承担追索该重复偿付金额的责任。偿付行对重复偿付所引起的任何后果将不负责。

　　D. Miscellaneous Provisions D.其它条款

　　Article 13 Foreign Laws and Usages第十三条 国外法律和惯例

　　The Issuing Bank shall be bound by and shall indemnify the Reimbursing Bank against all obligations and responsibilities imposed by foreign laws and usages.

　　开证行受国外法律和惯例的约束，并应赦免国外法律和惯例加诸于偿付行的有关义务和责任。

　　Article 14 Disclaimer on the Transmission of Messages第十四条 电文传递差错的免责

　　Reimbursing Banks assume no liability or responsibility for the consequences arising out of delay and/or loss in transit of any message(s), letter(s) or document(s), or for delay, mutilation or other errors arising in the transmission of any telecommunication. Reimbursing Banks assume no liability or responsibility for errors in translation.

　　偿付行对信息，信函或单据的邮寄过程中发生的延误和/或遗失，或电文在发送过程中发生的延误，短缺 或错误所引起的任何后果不负责。偿付行对翻译中的错误也不负责。

　　Article 15 Force Majeure第十五条 不可抗力

　　Reimbursing Banks assume no liability or responsibility for the consequences arising out of the interruption of their business by Acts of God, riots, civil commotions, insurrections, wars or any other causes beyond their control, or by any strikes or lockouts.

　　偿付行对因天灾、暴动、骚乱、叛乱、战争或其它不可抗力，罢工或间厂等中断营业所引起的任何后果不负责。

　　Article 16 Charges第十六条 费用

　　a) The Reimbursing Bank's charges should be for the account of the Issuing Bank. However, in cases where the charges are for the account of another party, it is the responsibility of the issuing Bank to so indicate in the original Credit and in the Reimbursement Authorisation. b) When honouring a Reimbursement Claim, a Reimbursing Bank is obligated to follow the instructions regarding any charges contained in the Reimbursement Authorisation. c) In cases where the Reimbursing Bank's charges are for the account of another party they shall be deducted when the Reimbursement Claim is honoured. Where a Reimbursing Bank follows the instructions of the Issuing Bank regarding charges (including commissions, fees, costs or expenses) and these charges are not paid or a Reimbursement Claim is never presented to the Reimbursing

　　a).偿付行的银行费用应该由开证行承担。如果该费用由其它方承担，那么开证行有义务在正本信用证和偿付授权中作出明确说明。

　　b).偿付行偿付索偿要求时，有义务遵守偿付授权有关费用的指示。

　　c).如果偿付行的费用由其它方承担，那么该费用应该在偿付索偿要求时扣除。当偿付行遵循了开证行的有关费用指示(包括手续费、费用、花费或支出)，而这些费用没有被支付或索偿要求没有提示到偿付授权指定的偿付行，开证行仍有义务承担该费用。

　　Bank under the Reimbursement Authorisation, the Issuing Bank remains liable for such charges. d) Unless otherwise stated in the Reimbursement Authorisation, all charges paid by the Reimbursing Bank will be in addition to the amount of the Authorisation provided that the Claiming Bank indicates the amount of such charges.

　　e) If the Issuing Bank fails to provide the Reimbursing Bank with instructions regarding charges, all charges shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank.

　　除非偿付授权另有规定，除非索偿行对费用金额有指示，否则偿付行支付的所有费用将不包括在偿付授权金额内。

　　e).如果开证行没有向偿付行提供有关费用的指示，则所有的费用都应由开证行承担。

　　Article 17 Interest Claims/Loss of Value All claims for loss interest, loss of value due to any exchange rate fluctuations, revaluations or devaluations are between the Claiming Bank and the Issuing Bank, unless such losses result from the non-perfomance of the Reimbursing Bank's obligation under a Reimbursement Undertaking. d).

　　第十七条 利息索赔和价值损失利息损失，或因汇率波动升值或贬值而造成的价值 损失应由索偿行和开证行之间协调解决， 除非该损失是因偿付承诺指定的偿付行没有履行其应尽的责任和义务造成的。