NEWSLETTER-2019-metin

5 COMMERCIAL LAW concerning carriage, insurance and delivery/transport docu- ments, followed by the export/import clearances, checking/ packaging/marking, allocation of costs, and notices. • Change in the three-letter initials from DAT to DPU: In the Incoterms® 2010, although DAT referred to ‘Delivery at Terminal’, the Guidance Note acknowledged that the term ‘terminal’ included any place, whether or not covered, such as a quay, warehouse, container yard or road, rail or air cargo terminal. To express that a terminal could be any place, the name of the Rule has been changed so as not to include such word. In addition, the fact that the DPU seller, unlike a DAP seller, delivers the goods once unloaded from the arriving means of transport has been emphasized, as the name now includes the word “unloaded”. • Placement of DAP before DPU: Incoterms® 2020 places DAP before DPU, as it burdens the seller with less obliga- tions as compared to DPU, where the seller also carries the obligation to unload the goods from the arriving means of transport. • Explanatory Notes for Users: The previous title of “Gui- dance Notes” has been replaced with the title “Explanatory Notes for Users” and, the content, as well, has been exten- ded. The Notes now include more detailed explanations to alert the user of all significant issues relating to the relevant Rule, and give wide girth to the graphics that provide a visual explanation in terms of delivery, mode of transport, export/ import clearance, etc. • Horizontal presentation: The Incoterms rules traditionally appeared only in a vertical version, where each Rule listed all Articles fromA1/B1 toA10/B10. Now, in addition to that, the Rules include a horizontal presentation, which lists all ten Articles of each Rule, successively, first for the seller, and then for the buyer. This new type of presentation will make it easier for the users to distinguish between different