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OUVERTURE CREDIT DOCUMENTAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Foreign Trade
- Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- documentary letter of credit
1, record 1, English, documentary%20letter%20of%20credit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- commercial letter of credit 2, record 1, English, commercial%20letter%20of%20credit
United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bank's written undertaking (issuing agent) given to the seller (the beneficiary) at the request of, and in accordance with, the buyer's instructions (the applicant) to pay up to a stated sum of money, within a prescribed time limit and against stipulated documents. 3, record 1, English, - documentary%20letter%20of%20credit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Commerce extérieur
- Effets de commerce (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettre de crédit documentaire
1, record 1, French, lettre%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit%20documentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crédit documentaire 1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9dit%20documentaire
correct, masculine noun
- ouverture de crédit documentaire 2, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit%20documentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique utilisée pour faciliter le financement d'une vente internationale, dans laquelle la réalisation du crédit est subordonnée à la présentation par le vendeur, à la banque de l'acheteur, de divers documents constatant la bonne exécution de l'opération (facture, titre de transport, police d'assurance, connaissement, titre de douane, etc.) 1, record 1, French, - lettre%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit%20documentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'engagement de la banque à consentir le crédit est formulé par un écrit appelé lettre commerciale de crédit, si le crédit est souscrit en faveur de tout porteur des documents, ou accréditif si le crédit est souscrit en faveur du seul bénéficiaire (le vendeur). 1, record 1, French, - lettre%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit%20documentaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lettre de crédit commerciale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Comercio exterior
- Instrumentos negociables (Derecho mercantil)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carta de crédito documentaria
1, record 1, Spanish, carta%20de%20cr%C3%A9dito%20documentaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- carta de crédito comercial 2, record 1, Spanish, carta%20de%20cr%C3%A9dito%20comercial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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