2DC Marketplace | Article 2 eUCP credit collection

Definitions	UCP 600	eUCP Version 2.0
Definitions	Where not defined or amended in the eUCP, definitions given in UCP 600 will continue to apply	Where terms are also used in UCP 600, definitions are updated for application to an electronic record
Scope	Paper documents (and electronic records if strictly defined, although UCP 600 only provides limited protection)	Electronic records alone or in combination with paper documents
Application	UCP 600	UCP 600 & eUCP Version 2.0
Relationship	UCP 600	In event of conflict, eUCP prevails
Presentation of only paper documents	UCP 600	UCP 600
Documents examined on their face	Review of data within a document in order to determine that a presentation complies with international standard banking practice and the principles contained in UCP	Electronic records are examined only for the data received and not the reality that such data represents
Document	The term suggests format in a paper medium: unless specifically allowed under the terms and conditions of a UCP 600 credit, it is expected that all presentations under such a credit be in a paper format	Adds the term ‘electronic record’ to the meaning
Place for presentation	The place where the documentary credit is available	Extends the phrase to include an electronic address
Data Processing System	Not necessarily used	A computerised or an electronic or any other automated means used to process and manipulate data, initiate an action or respond to data messages or performances in whole or in part
Electronic signature	Not specifically defined: article 3 highlights that ‘a document may be signed by handwriting, facsimile signature, perforated signature, stamp, symbol, or any other mechanical or electronic method of authentication’	Data attached to an electronic record with the intent of identifying the signer and authenticating the record
Format	Unless specifically stated otherwise, expected to be paper	The protocol by which data is organised, the version of that format, or the shorthand name by which that protocol is recognised and described
Paper document	Unless otherwise stipulated, assumption is that all ‘documents’ are in a paper medium: however, as is often the case with UCP 600, this fundamental assumption is not stated expressly and, instead, the term ‘document’ is used	Refers to a document in a paper medium, the type of document which is expected to be presented under UCP 600
Authentication	The process by which the validity of the representations and the paper documents containing them are ascertained: under UCP 600, the level of authentication of paper documents is facial	Identifying the person sending a message and the source of the message, and associating the person authenticating with the content of the message authenticated
Goods, Services or Performance	Banks deal with documents and not with goods, services or performance to which the documents may relate	Also addresses electronic records
Notice of completeness	Not applicable	Presentation does not take place until the presenter provides a notice of completeness to the nominated bank, confirming bank, if any, or to the issuing bank
Time for examination	Once presentation is made to an issuing or confirming bank, the time for examination commences	Electronic records may be presented separately and, even if paper documents are presented in one lot, they must be coordinated with the electronic records: the time for the examination of documents does not commence until the notice of completeness is received
Period for examination	Maximum of five banking days following the day of presentation to determine if a presentation is complying	Remains applicable
Approach by the issuing bank to the applicant in order to seek a waiver of discrepancies	UCP 600 sub-article 16 (b) (Discrepant Documents, Waiver and Notice)	Remains applicable
Notice process for discrepant documents	UCP 600 sub-article 16 (b) (Discrepant Documents, Waiver and Notice)	Remains applicable
Disposition of documents in event no instructions received subsequent to notice of refusal	Paper documents can be held or returned	Paper documents can be held or returned
Originals and copies	UCP 600 sub-articles 17 (b) and (c)	Any requirement for an original is satisfied by the presentation of one electronic record: in the event of a requirement for multiple copies, the condition will be fulfilled by presentation of one electronic record
Date of issuance	Requirement for a document to be dated is with respect to the identification of certain dates on transport and insurance documents. In addition, there are expectations that other documents, such as statements or certifications, must contain a date. ISBP 745 goes into more detail as to documentary requirements under UCP 600. Credits may also contain a specific requirement that a document be dated	Effectively dates electronic records, with the result that all such records must be dated: if there is to be any other way of determining the date of issuance then this will be for the eUCP credit itself to determine
Date of shipment or dispatch or taking in charge or a date the goods were accepted for carriage	Contains elaborate rules for determining the date of shipment or dispatch that are individualised according to the type of transport document involved	Date of shipment is the date in the electronic transport record indicating shipment or dispatch or taking in charge or the goods were accepted for carriage. If there is no date indicating shipment or dispatch or taking in charge or goods accepted for carriage, the date of shipment or dispatch is the date of issuance of the electronic transport record unless there is a notation evidencing shipment or dispatch or taking in charge or goods accepted for carriage
Data corruption	No rule for paper documents that are lost or rendered unreadable by a bank after they have been received; most banks have procedures in place that minimise the consequences of such loss and there is no perceived need for such a rule. These procedures involve refusing payment based on discrepancies in the documents that are presented, requesting a substitute document, or indemnifying the applicant for any harm that may result from the lost document	Provides a method by which corrupted data may be re- presented; based on the assumption that all electronic records are replaceable
Disclaimers	Contains several disclaimers that are also relevant to an eUCP credit	Additionally, disclaims banks’ liability for any divergence from the realities represented in authenticated electronic records
Force Majeure	States the force majeure events for which a bank assumes no liability or responsibility	Extended to cover the inability of a bank to access a data processing system, or a failure of equipment, software or communications network