After Ex-Im Bank has issued a Certificate Approving a Letter of Credit, so long as the procedures set forth in Part III.H.2 below are followed, the Facility Agent and the L/C Bank may approve any of the following amendments to Letters of Credit in accordance with the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (International Chamber of Commerce Publication 500), as the same may be amended from time to time ("UCP") without Ex-Im Bank's prior approval:
a. In order to allow sufficient time for the presentation of all documents and the making of all Letter of Credit disbursements, extend the expiry date to the earlier of: (i) a date certain; and (ii) the expiry of the relevant Availability Period deemed by Ex-Im Bank to be effective under the relevant Guaranteed Credit;
b. Extend the final shipment date to the earlier of: (i) a date certain and (ii) the Letter of Credit's expiry date;
c. Permit partial shipment(s);
d. Permit transshipment(s) in accordance with the provisions of 46 U.S.C. Section 1241-1 (Public Resolution No. 17 of the 73rd Congress of the United States, as amended);
e. Permit shipment(s) by any airline rather than ocean vessel, provided that air waybill(s) are required with respect to such shipment(s) instead of ocean bill(s) of lading;
f. With the prior consent of each Beneficiary, permit a reduction of the Letter of Credit's face amount;
g. Permit "on-deck" shipment(s);
h. Permit a change in the address of a Beneficiary, provided that such address, when changed, is a street address located in the United States;
i. Permit ocean shipment(s), provided that signed, clean, on-board ocean bill(s) of lading are required with respect to such shipment(s) and that such bill(s) of lading evidence shipment(s) on ocean vessel(s) of either (i) U.S. registry or (ii) non-U.S. registry pursuant to a MARAD waiver of the provisions of 46 U.S.C. Section 1241-1 (Public Resolution No. 17 of the 73rd Congress of the United States, as amended);
j. Permit language or spelling changes that do not constitute or give rise to a material change in the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, in order to: (i) correct a typographical error; (ii) correct an omission or (iii) clarify otherwise ambiguous language;
k. Permit changes made on account of requirements for certain consularized documents, except that such change(s) shall not result in the modification or elimination of a commercial invoice as a necessary document for presentation;
l. Permit acceptance of "stale" documents or do...
