UAE Commercial Transactions Law — Article 420 — Article (420)
Book Three: Banking Transactions · Part Three: Bank Credits · Chapter Three: Opening a Letter of Credit: Article (420)
1. Opening credit is a contract under which the bank undertakes to place a specified amount of money at the customer's disposal, which the customer may draw in one or more payments.
2. Credit may be opened for a fixed or indefinite term.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.