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CDCS Exam Syllabus

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PARA A: General principles

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PARA B: Bill of exchange (draft)

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PARA C : Invoice

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PARA D: Transport document covering at least two different modes of transport (“multimodal or combined transport document”)

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PARA E: Bill of Lading

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PARA F: Non-negotiable sea waybills

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PARA G :Charter party bill of lading

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PARA H: Air transport document

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PARA J: Road, rail or inland waterway transport documents

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PARA K: Insurance document and coverage

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PARA L: Certificate of origin

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PARA M: Packing list, note or slip

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PARA N: Weight list, note or slip

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PARA P: Beneficiary’s certificate

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PARA Q: Analysis, inspection, health, phytosanitary, quantity, quality and other certificates (“certificate”)

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Article 1 Application of UCP

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Article 2 Definitions

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Article 3 Interpretations

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Article 4 Credits v. Contracts

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Article 5 Documents v. Goods, Services or Performance

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Article 6 Availability, Expiry Date and Place for Presentation

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Article 7 Issuing Bank Undertaking

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Article 8 Confirming Bank Undertaking

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Article 9 Advising of Credits and Amendments

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Article 10 Amendments

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Article 11 Teletransmitted and Pre-Advised Credits and Amendments

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Article 12 Nomination

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Article 13 Bank-to-Bank Reimbursement Arrangements

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Article 14 Standard for Examination of Documents

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Article 15 Complying Presentation

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Article 16 Discrepant Documents, Waiver and Notice

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Article 17 Original Documents and Copies

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Article 18 Commercial Invoice

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Article 19 Transport Document Covering at Least Two Different Modes of Transport

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Article 20 Bill of Lading

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Article 21 Non-Negotiable Sea Waybill

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Article 22 Charter Party Bill of Lading

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Article 23 Air Transport Document

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Article 24 Road, Rail or Inland Waterway Transport Documents

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Article 25: Courier Receipt, Post Receipt or Certificate of Posting

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Article 26: On Deck”, “Shipper’s Load and Count”, “Said by Shipper to Contain” and Charges Additional to Freight

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Article 27 : Clean Transport Document

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Article 28 : Insurance Document and Coverage

Article 29: :Extension of Expiry Date or Last Day for Presentation

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Article 30: Tolerance in Credit Amount, Quantity and Unit Prices

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Article 31: Partial Drawings or Shipments

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Article 32: Instalment Drawings or Shipments

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Article 33: Hours of Presentation

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Article 26: Clean Transport Document

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Article 34: Disclaimer on Effectiveness of Documents

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Article 35: Disclaimer on Transmission and Translation

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Article 36: Force Majeure

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Article 37: Disclaimer for Acts of an Instructed Party

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Article 38:Transferable Credits

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Article 39: Assignment of Proceeds

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Introduction and basics of URR 725

ARTICLE 1: Application of URR

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ARTICLE 2: Definitions

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ARTICLE 3: Reimbursement Authorizations Versus Credits

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ARTICLE 4: Honour of a Reimbursement Claim

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ARTICLE 5: Responsibility of the Issuing Bank

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ARTICLE 6: Issuance and Receipt of a Reimbursement Authorization or Reimbursement Amendment

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ARTICLE 7: Expiry of a Reimbursement Authorization

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ARTICLE 8: Amendment or Cancellation of a Reimbursement Authorization

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ARTICLE 9: Reimbursement Undertaking

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ARTICLE 10: Standards for a Reimbursement Claim

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ARTICLE 11: Processing a Reimbursement Claim

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ARTICLE 12: Duplication of a Reimbursement Authorization

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ARTICLE 13: Foreign Laws and Usages

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ARTICLE 14: Disclaimer on the Transmission of Messages

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ARTICLE 15: Force Majeure

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ARTICLE 16: Charges

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ARTICLE 17: Interest Claims/Loss of Value

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Introduction of SBLC

RULE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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RULE 2: OBLIGATIONS

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RULE 3: PRESENTATION

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RULE 4: EXAMINATION

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RULE 5: NOTICE, PRECLUSION, AND DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS

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RULE 6: TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, AND TRANSFER BY OPERATION OF LAW

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RULE 7: CANCELLATION

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RULE 8: REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS

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RULE 9: TIMING

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RULE 10: SYNDICATION /PARTICIPATION

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Short summery notes of ISP 98 For revision

Introduction of eUCP

Article e1: Scope of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) supplement for electronic presentations (“eUCP”)

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Article e2: Relationship of the eUCP to the UCP

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Article e3: Definitions

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Article e4: Electronic records and paper documents v. goods, services or performance

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Article e5: Format

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Article e6: Presentation

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Article e7: Examination

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Article e8: Notice of refusal

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Article e9: Originals and copies

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Article e10: Date of issuance

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Article e11: Transport

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Article e12: Data corruption of an electronic record

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Article e13: Additional disclaimer of liability for presentation of electronic records under eUCP

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Article e14: Force majeure

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Introduction of Incoterms

EXW

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FCA

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FAS

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FOB

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CFR

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CIF

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CPT

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CIP

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DAP

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DPU

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DDP

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CIF VS CIP

CFR VS CPT

CPT VS DDP

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