国际托收中代收行法律地位的再思考

托收作为一种主要的结算方式在国际贸易中被广为采用。传统上都把托收关系中的代收行认定为托收行的代理人,但在实践中这不仅不利于纠纷的解决,更不利于保护委托人的利益。文章认为根据《中华人民共和国合同法》第402条规定,将代收行认定为间接代理中的第三人更为合适。

Rethinking on the Legal Position of Collecting Bank in Collection

Collection, one of the main modes of payment, is widely used in international trade. However, collecting bank is traditionally deemed as the agent of remitting bank, which not only impedes the settlement of disputes, but also the protection of principal's benefits. According to the view of this paper, it is reasonable to consider collecting bank as the third party in indirect agent relation.