Online Course on Documentary Credits - Comprehensive Coverage

On-line Workshop on Documentary Credit Operations

When: 17 June 2026; from 09:00 CET TIME (Central European Time)
Where: Online (platform ZOOM)
Contents:
A comprehensive, practice‑focused course covering the full lifecycle of documentary credit operations — from drafting applicant´s instructions and issuing SWIFT MT700 messages, through advising, confirmation and amendments, to presentation, expert examination of documents and final settlement. The programme applies UCP 600 and ISBP 821 in a highly practical way, combining clear procedural guidance, real‑life examples and drafting exercises so participants leave able to prepare, review and process documentary credits with confidence and minimal operational risk. 

Practical Seminar on Documentary Credits for Practitioners:
An intensive, practice‑driven seminar for banking and corporate professionals who handle documentary credits daily. The programme teaches how to draft and structure clear, enforceable L/C terms and conditions, identify proper and improper requirements relative to underlying contracts (including the applicable Incoterm, transport route and required documents), and manage the full L/C lifecycle — issuance, advising, confirmation, amendments, presentation, expert examination and final settlement. Through real‑life examples, model scenarios and hands‑on drafting exercises, participants will master the principles of document examination under UCP 600 and ISBP 821, learn to prevent common discrepancies and disputes, and gain the confidence to protect the bank’s or client’s position in everyday operations.

Key benefits:
Practical drafting skills for unambiguous L/C terms that reduce disputes. Document examination mastery focused on bills of lading, insurance papers and other high‑risk documents. Operational improvements to speed processing and lower the rate of rejected presentations. Real cases and templates you can apply immediately in your workflow. 
Who will benefit:
Trade finance bankers, front‑office specialists and relationship managers; bank lawyers, auditors and compliance officers; corporate sales, finance, treasury and legal teams; exporters, importers and traders.

Lecturer:  Bc. Pavel Andrle, LL.M.: 
 
- International trade finance advisor, consultant and trainer — Founder, Owner and Director of Trade Finance Consulting, s.r.o. With decades of hands on experience, he helps banks and corporates turn complex documentary rules into reliable, day to day practice. 
 
- Former trade finance banker with senior roles across documentary payments, guarantees and export/import finance.       His practical banking background ensures advice that is both technically sound and operationally realistic. 
 
- ICC leadership and expert roles — Secretary to the Banking Commission of ICC Czech Republic; frequent DOCDEX Expert at         the ICC International Centre for ADR in Paris; member of the ICC Banking Commission Task Force on Guarantees and the Working Group on Digitalization of Trade Finance and also GSCFF. 
 
 - Trusted educator and author — Certified ICC trainer on Incoterms 2020, vice chair of the ICC Banking Commission ISBP Educational Project, frequent contributor to leading trade finance publications, and author of best selling practical guides Examination of Documents under Documentary Credits and Documentary Credits in Practice. His books demystify complex rules and give practitioners clear, usable procedures.