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The ICC’s essential on-line LC reference resource

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1. DC-PRO Overview

DC-PRO offers the most comprehensive store of on-line Letter of Credit information in the world. This online information includes:

- ICC Rules - ICC Opinions - ISBP - News - DCInsight - Legal Case Summaries - DOCDEX - ICC Policy Statements - Case Studies - Discussion Forum And more…

Focus is a one-stop-shop for trade finance practitioners to satisfy their Letter of Creditinformation requirements; both policy and operations related.

The service is aimed at senior letter of credit professionals. It is ideally suited to the decision makers within LC operations.

What our users say…

"I could not imagine my working life without this great 'invention'."Edith Babuscio, BHF-Bank, Germany

"The most comprehensive site I have seen, with full search capability - a MUST for LC practitioners in all categories - bankers, importers, exporters, attorneys, forwarders, carriers, et al."Don Smith, USA

"The best site to keep track of what is happening in the Letter of Credit world. I make very good use of it and encourage others to do the same."Boris Kozolchyk, President of the National Law Center for Inter American Free Trade, USA

"DC-PRO makes it very easy to search for information on any LC query or issue that arises in day-to-day work. I highly recommend it."Uri Aviram, The First International Bank of Israel Ltd, Israel

"I can now find in 20 minutes information that used to take me a morning to find." Karl Mayrl, Erste Bank, Austria.

"As a freight forwarder that prepares documents for Letters of Credit, I find the DC-PRO service invaluable. I recommend it to anyone that deals in L/C's."Mark Coleman, WCBM World Freight, Melbourne Australia.

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DC-PRO contains the broadest range of letter of credit information available. All ofthe key information that impacts on the operation of Letters of Credit is provided online.


Mark Ford, our internationally acclaimed trade finance journalist, reports on all the key news stories of significance to the LC community from around the world (2 to 3 articles per week).

An archive of hundreds of news articles on issues that have impacted on the LC landscape over the past 4 years.

The major cases of fraud affecting the LC world.

A diary of the key international trade finance events and seminars taking place around the world.

A catalogue of the books (ICC and other) of benefit to LC practitioners

DC-PRO keeps the LC community up to date with the latest news, frauds, events and publications on letters of credit.


DCInsight

Issued quarterly by ICC Publishing, DCInsight is the world's most authoritative newsletter on trade finance and documentary credits.

DC-PRO delivers access to the latest issues of DCInsight, while also providing a full archive of past issues dating back to 1995.

The world's leading Letter of Credit experts contribute to DCInsight. Some of its contributors include:

Georges Affaki Gary Collyer Lakshman Y.Wickremeratne

Raymond Jack

Dieter Kiefer David Meynell PottengalMukundan

Ole Malmqvist

Rene Muller ReinhardLangerlich

Don Smith Dan Taylor

Peter Ellinger Heinz Hertl Linsen Zhang N.D. George


International trade rules facilitate global trade and are a cornerstone of trade finance. DC-PRO delivers the complete text of seven globally recognised trade finance rules, essential for anyone involved in trade.

The UCP 600 are the ICC Uniform Customs and Practice governing the operation of Documentary Credits.

The eUCP is a supplement to the UCP that, when used in conjunction with the UCP, provides the necessary rules for the presentation of the electronic equivalents of paper documents under letters of credit.

The URC are the ICC Uniform Rules that govern the operation of (clean and documentary) Collections

The URR 525 are the Uniform Rules for Bank-to-Bank Reimbursements under Documentary Credits.

The ISP98 are the International Standby Practices that govern the operation of standby letters of credit.

The URDG 458 are the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees.

The ICC Rules for Documentary Instruments Dispute Resolution Expertise

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ICC Banking Commission Opinions provide expert interpretation and contain the official analysis of how UCP works in day-to-day practice.

ICC Opinions serve to: Encourage uniformity of practice in LC operations.Act as guideposts to courts in interpreting ICC Rules. Prevent the development of disputes that would otherwise lead to court action.

DC-PRO delivers all of the ICC Opinions issued on UCP online - 400+ and growing.

In addition, DC-PRO is the only source that contains all of the Official ICC Unpublished Opinions (Opinions that have been voted upon by the Banking Commission but are not yet available in book form).

119 Opinions on documentary credits answered by the ICC Banking Commission.


54 Opinions on documentary credits answeredby the ICC Banking Commission.


Official ICC Opinions - Unpublished UCP 600Opinions relating to UCP 600 that have been approved by the ICC Banking Commission but are not as yet published in book form

Official ICC Opinions - Unpublished UCP 500Opinions relating to UCP 500 that have been approved by the ICC Banking Commission but are not as yet published in book form.

Official ICC Opinions - Unpublished UCP 600

ICC Banking Commission Unpublished Opinions 1995-2004

ICC Banking Commission Unpublished Opinions 1995-2004109 Opinions on documentary credits, collections and demand guarantees decided Upon by the ICC Banking Commission between 1995 and 2004 but which were hitherto unavailable in book form.


The International Standard Banking Practice publication is a further invaluable accompaniment to UCP 600 for letter of credit practitioners.

The ISBP outlines the global standard in relation to how the terms and conditions of UCP 500 are to be applied on a day-to-day basis.

DC-PRO provides the 185 paragraphs of ISBP online.

DC-PRO offers over 500 Legal Case Summaries provided by the Institute of InternationalBanking Law and Practice.

These summaries provide the key information from the most significant trade finance legal cases of the past ten years. This information is provided an easy-to-use format - you do not need to be a lawyer to understand and apply this information.

DOCDEX is a rapid, cost effective, expert-based dispute resolution mechanism for documentary credit practice, including bank-to-bank reimbursement issues.

ICC expert panels decide upon the DOCDEX decisions within 30 days of having received all information/documents related to the dispute in hand.

DC-PRO offers all DOCDEX Decisions as they become available.


DC-PRO enables Letter of Credit professionals from around the world to interact throughthe DC-PRO Discussion Forum.

The discussion forum acts as a Q&A platform, a knowledge-sharing centre and a bulletin board of new issues and problems facing the LC community.

Only DC-PRO Focus subscribers can post to the discussion forum. (Evaluators can, however, read all existing posts.)

Top experts from around the world provide articles and interviews for this Expert View section.

From time-to-time the ICC issues policy statements to elaborate on banking policy in areas where confusion has arisen in the market.

DC-PRO provides all of these ICC Policy Statements.

DC-PRO provides over 200 case studies that provide expert answers to questions from bankers and traders about the day-to-day application of documentary credits.


As you have seen, DC-PRO contains a huge store of letter of credit information. Vitally, DC-PRO also enables you to find the information that you need, when you need it.

The easiest way to find the information that you need from anywhere on the DC-PRO service using the 'Advanced Search'.

ICC Opinions - Type in the key word(s) of a problem that you have encountered to see if there is an associated Official ICC Opinion. For example, if you had a problem with the signature on a commercial invoice you would search for: invoice + signature. DCInsight - Published quarterly by the International Chamber of Commerce, Documentary Credits Insight (DCI) is the world's most authoritative newsletter on letters of credit. Discussion Forum - See what your fellow LC professionals are discussing and the problems that they are encountering.

The DC-PRO advanced search enables you to find the information you need from the thousands of pages of LC information available.

It is easy to use, you simply type in the relevant search word(s) and click 'go'.

The results of the search are clearly displayed and indicate their relevancy and information category - allowing you to cross-reference different items/sources of Letter of Credit information.

You can also customise your search by selecting and/or deselecting each category of LC information displayed. You receive results only from the selected sections of the site.

Once you find the information that you are looking for, DC-PRO allows you to keep a record of it in your own personal folders section called 'My DC-PRO'.

The 'My DC-PRO' section enables users to compile their own online folders of Letter of Credit information. This enables you to track and record new developments in areas of interest to your LC operations.

If this is your first time to use the service, we suggest that you start by looking at the following sections of the DC-PRO service:


The following banks and organisations have chosen to use DC-PRO as part of theirreference and training solutions.

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The DC-PRO support team is here to support you with all aspects of your DC-PRO use.

You can contact us at [email protected] or call us at +353 1 2352166.

DC-PRO is sold on a yearly subscription basis. For EUR €2,500 you can have access to all of the vital Letter of Credit information on DC-PRO for a period of 1 year. We offer discounts for multiple subscriptions. (1 user per subscription)

When you decide to subscribe to DC-PRO, there are 4 ways in which you can place your order:

1. Call us 2. Let us call you3. Fax us4. Order online

Regardless of how you choose to order, the process is as follows:

1. You let us know how many subscriptions to DC-PRO you require.2. We forward you an invoice for your subscription(s).3. You make payment as outlined in the invoice.4. We provide you with personal access details to the service.

Full information on ordering is available on our public website at:http://www.dcprofessional.com/content/order.asp

Our offices are based in Dublin, Ireland. Our opening hours are 09.00 to 17.30. If you wish to speak to one of the DC-PRO team, please call us at: +353 1 2352166. Ask for Leo Cullen or Derek Ennis.

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