東南亞某國銀行給我國z行立過一份不可撤消自由議付信用證,在documents requiement中關于提單的notify party有如下條款:notify party will be advised later by means of l/c amendment through opening bank upon instructions from the applicant。但是無論通知行如何催促,證行遲遲不發(fā)信用證修改指定提單的被通知人。為避免信用證過期,受益人只好在信用證修改之前交單,并將提單的notify party打成applicant的全稱。
證行在到單據(jù)后以如下理由拒付:notify party on the bill of lading shown as applicant whereas l/c amendment had not been effected,即信用證修改尚未發(fā)出,提單便顯示了被通知人。z行多次反駁,但證行始終堅持不符點成立。