2012年跟单员考试辅导：UCP的适用范围解释
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解释
就本惯例而言：
如情形适用，单数词形包含复数含义，复数词形包含单数含义。
信用证是不可撤销的，即使未如此表明。
单据签字可用手签、摹样签字、穿孔签字、印戳、符合或任何其他机械或电子的证实方法为之。
诸如单据须履行法定手续、签证、证明等类似要求，可由单据上任何看拟满足该要求的签字、标记、戳或标签来满足。
一家银行在不同国家的分支机构被视为不同的银行。
用诸如“第一流的”、“著名的”、“合格的”、“独立的”、“正式的”、“有资格的”或“本地的”等词语描述单据的出单人时，允许除受益人之外的任何人出具该单据。
除非要求在单据中使用，否则诸如“迅速地”、“立刻地”或“尽快地”等词语将被不予理会。
“在或大概在(on or about)”或类似用语将被视为规定事件发生在指定日期的前后五个日历日之间，起讫日期计算在内。“至(to)”、“直至(until、till)”、“从……开始(from)”及“在……之间(between)”等词用于确定发运日期时包含提及的日期，使用“在……之前(before)”及“在……之后(after)”时则不包含提及的日期。
“从……开始(from)”及“在……之后(after)”等词用于确定到期日期时不包含提及的日期。
“前半月”及“后半月”分别指一个月的第一日到第十五日及第十六日到该月的最后一日，起讫日期计算在内。
一个月的“开始(beginning)”、“中间(middle)”及“末尾(end)”分别指第一到第十日、第十一日到第二十日及第二十一日到该月的最后一日，起讫日期计算在内。
Article 3 Interpretations
For the purpose of these rules:
Where applicable, words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular.
A credit is irrevocable even if there is no indication to that effect.
A document may be signed by handwriting, facsimile signature, perforated signature, stamp, symbol or any other mechanical or electronic method of authentication.
A requirement for a document to be legalized, visaed, certified or similar
will be satisfied by any signature, mark, stamp or label on the document which appears to satisfy that requirement.
Branches of a bank in different countries are considered to be separate banks.
Terms such as "first class", "well known", "qualified", "independent", "official", "competent" or "local" used to describe the issuer of a document allow any issuer except the beneficiary to issue that document.
Unless required to be used in a document, words such as "prompt", "immediately" or "as soon as possible" will be disregarded.
The expression "on or about" or similar will be interpreted as a stipulation that an event is to occur during a period of five calendar days before until five calendar days after the specified date, both start and end dates included.
The words "to", "until", "till", “from” and “between” when used to determine a period of shipment include the date or dates mentioned, and the words “before” and "after" exclude the date mentioned.
The words “from” and "after" when used to determine a maturity date exclude the date mentioned.
The terms "first half" and "second half" of a month shall be construed respectively as the 1st to the 15th and the 16th to the last day of the month, all dates inclusive.
The terms "beginning", "middle" and "end" of a month shall be construed respectively as the 1st to the 10th, the 11th to the 20th and the 21st to the last day of the month, all dates inclusive.
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