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preadvice

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:06 pm
by maqianyueer
A preadvice credit is an irrevocable undertaking
A.To be irrevocable,operative credit must be issued
B.tRUE
C.False
D.Preadvice is not acceptable in UCP



WHY THE ANSWER IS B,I THINK A IS CORRECT TOO.

little trick

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:03 pm
by wongvv
Hi !

According to UCP600 Art 11 b, it states " issuing bank ....is irrevocably committed to issue the operative credit ot amendment....".
The answer A states "irrevocable....credit...", but the issuing bank can issue either irrevocable or revocable credit.

Hope it may help!

V.V.

preadvice

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:11 pm
by SHAMEER
THE ANSWER IS B: ie,preadvice credit is an irrevocable undertaking

As per ucp600 art 11, An issuing bank that sends a pre-advice is irrevocably committed to issue the operative credit or amendment, without delay, in terms not inconsistent with the pre-advice

Regards,
MS

True and False?

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:47 pm
by Judith
A pre-advice is not an irrevocable undertaking in the same strength as the credit under it is. Therefore, I would think the answer is C.

But the answer may easily be ‘B’ on account of the way the question is worded. Is a pre-advice an irrevocable undertaking given by the issuing bank to issue a credit? Answer is yes.

The key question is, what happens to a bank that does not issue an LC under a pre-advice? (Interestingly, UCP has not specified a time limit for banks to issue credit following a pre-advice.) I do not know the answer but I reckon that’s for courts to decide.

o boy!

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:57 pm
by iLC
:D its amazing. always simple looking question triggers a good discussion. we let me place my opinion here.

first of all, UCP usually does not answer questions which start with "what if not.." :D so UCP article 11
clearly says its irrevocable, so better take it as irrevocable.

is it a irrevocable undertaking to the beneficiary? well, i am not sure. it depends on the content of the pre advice. if the preadvice say that its a preadvice of a irrevocable credit, then it is a irrevocable undertaking.

looking simply; i agree with the answer given