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1、Incoterms2000FOREWORD ByMariaLivanosCattaui,SecretaryGeneralofICCTheglobaleconomyhasgivenbusinessesbroaderaccessthaneverbeforetomarketsallovertheworld.Goodsaresoldinmorecountries,inlargerquantities,andingreatervariety.Butasthevolumeandcomplexityofinternationalsalesincrease,sodopossibilitiesfo
2、rmisunderstandingsandcostlydisputeswhensalescontractsarenotadequatelydrafted.Incoterms,theofficialICCrulesfortheinterpretationoftradeterms,facilitatetheconductofinternationaltrade.ReferencetoIncoterms2000inasalescontractdefinesclearlytheparties'respectiveobligationsandreducestheriskoflegalcom
3、plications.SincethecreationofIncotermsbyICCin1936,thisundisputedworldwidecontractualstandardhasbeenregularlyupdatedtokeeppacewiththedevelopmentofinternationaltrade.Incoterms2000takeaccountoftherecentspreadofcustoms-freezones,theincreaseduseofelectroniccommunicationsinbusinesstransactions,andc
4、hangesintransportpractices.Incoterms2000offerasimplerandclearerpresentationofthe13definitions,allofwhichhavebeenrevised.ThebroadexpertiseofICC'sCommissiononInternationalCommercialPractice,whosemembershipisdrawnfromallpartsoftheworldandalltradesectors,ensuresthatIncoterms2000respondtobusinessn
5、eedseverywhere.ICCwouldliketoexpressitsgratitudetothemembersofthecommission,chairedbyProf.FabioBortolotti(Italy),itsWorkingPartyonTradeTerms,chairedbyProf.JanRamberg(Sweden),andtothedraftinggroup,whichcomprisedProf.CharlesDebattista(Chairman-UK),RobertDeRoy(Belgium),PhilippeRapatout(France),J
6、ensBredow(Germany)andFrankReynolds(US).INTRODUCTION 1.PURPOSEANDSCOPEOFINCOTERMSThepurposeofIncotermsistoprovideasetofinternationalrulesfortheinterpretationofthemostcommonlyusedtradetermsinforeigntrade.Thus,theuncertaintiesofdifferentinterpretationsofsuchtermsindifferentcountriescanbeavoidedo
7、ratleastreducedtoaconsiderabledegree.Frequently,partiestoacontractareunawareofthedifferenttradingpracticesintheirrespectivecountries.Thiscangiverisetomisunderstandings,disputesandlitigation,withallthewasteoftimeandmoneythatthisentails.Inorder
