国际保理电子数据交换规则.docxVIP

Rules(Version June 2011)Article 1.DefinitionsFor the purposes of the Rules, hereinafter called the Rules, the following definitions shall apply::The proprietary communication system of FCI (and any of its future updated versions) used for all two-factor system business messages exchanged by the members of FCI. Message:A coherent set of data, structured according to agreed message standards, for transmission by electronic means, prepared in a computer readable format and capable of being automatically and unambiguously processed.Trading Partners:Any two members of FCI who exchange messages.User Guide:The User Guide, as revised from time to time, that includes the technical specifications, the User Guide proper, the procedural and organisational issues, and the business rules and specifications for the use of and the exchange of messages.Business Day:Any day, except non-working days or any declared public holiday, in the intended place of receipt of an message.Digital Signature:A method of authentication by means of data appended to, or a cryptographic transformation of, a data unit that allows a sender or receiver of the data unit to prove the source and integrity of the data unit and to protect against forgery.Code:The Code of International Factoring Customs promulgated by Factors Chain International, until superseded by the GRIF.GRIF:The General Rules for International Factoring promulgated by Factors Chain International, as revised from time to time.Article 2.Object and ScopeThe provisions contained herein shall govern the exchange of messages between the Trading Partners.The User Guide forms an integral part of the Rules. Accordingly, the breach of any of the provisions and message business rules contained within the User Guide shall be a breach of the Rules.Article 3.Message Standards, Systems Operation, Method of Transmission and Specifications.3.1Message standards.All messages shall be transmitted in accordance with the specifications of the User Gu