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URC522 Uniform Rules for Collections No. 522 1995 Revision in force as of January 1, 1996 Leaflet Version, ICC No.522LF The ICC Uniform rules for collections were first published by the ICC in 1956. Revised versions were issued in 1967 and 1978. This present revision was adopted by the Council of the ICC in June 1995. It is issued with the title “ICC Uniform Rules for Collections ” as ICC Publication No 522. A GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS ARTICLE 1 Application of URC 522 a The Uniform Rules for Collections, 1995 Revision, ICC Publication No 522, shall apply to all collections as defined in ARTICLE 2 where such rules are incorporated into the text of the ‘collection instruction referred to in ARTICLE 4 and are binding on all parties thereto unless otherwise expressly agreed or contrary to the provisions of a national, state or local law and/or regulation which cannot be departed from. b Banks shall have no obligation to handle either a collection or any collection instruction or subsequent related instructions. c If a bank elects, for any reason, not to handle a collection or any related instructions received by it, it must advise the party from whom it received the collection or the instructions by telecommunication or, if that is not possible, by other expeditious means, without delay. ARTICLE 2 Definition of Collection For the purposes of these ARTICLEs: a ‘Collection means the handling by banks of documents as defined in Sub-ARTICLE 2 b in accordance with instructions received , in order to : - 1 - URC522 1. obtain payment and/or acceptance or 2. deliver documents a