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Is there any risk if an issuing bank insert the following transfer clause in its SBLC subject to ISP98?

-"The beneficiary may transfer this SBLC without the consent of the applicant or the issuing financial institution."

Your thoughts, please.

Regards,

Shahed



[edited 7/30/2015 2:46:00 PM]

ISP98 Rule 6.02(b) provides a number of default rules that would protect an issuer where "a standby states that it is transferable without further provision".

I would worry that this standby text includes a further provision so that the issuer could not rely on those protections, particularly those in Rules 6.02(b)(iii) and 6.03(b).

Regards, Jim Barnes
[edited 7/30/2015 10:36:37 PM: change 3 to iii]