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                                           第一節  信用狀作業







                        一、信用狀之簽發



                        (一)開狀銀行簽發信用狀之義務


                        1.  開狀銀行義務之產生:依據 UCP600 第 7 條 b 項之規定,開狀銀行

                          自簽發信用狀時起,即受其應為兌付之不可撤銷之拘束。因此,依
                          據 UCP600 所簽發之不可撤銷跟單信用狀,自信用狀簽發時起,開

                          狀銀行之兌付承諾即已生效。
                        2. 相關議題



                         議題一:開狀銀行所受之不可撤銷拘束是否已生效(irrevocability becomes
                                  operative)?何時起視為不可撤銷 (when irrevocable)?



                            依據前述 UCP600 之規定,開狀銀行自簽發信用狀時起,即受其應為兌

                        付之不可撤銷之拘束;但 UCP600 並未明確規定開狀銀行應受拘束之時間點

                        (…however, the UCP did not state specifically that the issuing bank was bound to
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                        honour its documentary credit as of the time of issuance. ) ,但此可參考
                        Professor james. E.  Byrne 所主張:參照 ISP98 Rule 2.03,在大部分之情況

                        下,當信用狀脫離簽發人 (開狀銀行)  之控制視為已簽發…(…when the  credit
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                        leaves the operational control of the issuer as is indicated in ISP98 Rule 2.03 )

                        1  ICC: Commentary on UCP600, ICC Publication No.680; p.38
                        2  Professor James. E. Byrne: The Comparison of UCP600 & UCP500; p.87
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