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Art. 407

220COFederal ActJan 1, 1912Original source
  1. The provisions governing mandates and payment instructions are applicable to letters of credit in which the principal instructs the addressee to pay a specified person the sums requested by the latter, whether or not a maximum amount is stipulated.
  2. Where the letter of credit does not stipulate a maximum amount and obviously disproportionate amounts are requested, the addressee must notify the principal and withhold payment pending further instructions.
  3. The instruction conveyed by means of a letter of credit is deemed to have been accepted only where acceptance of a specified amount has been declared.

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