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§12A-2-319.


§12A-2-319.
   
   (1) Unless otherwise agreed the term F.O.B. (which means "free on
   board") at a named place, even though used only in connection with the
   stated price, is a delivery term under which
   
   (a) when the term is F.O.B. the place of shipment, the seller must at
   that place ship the goods in the manner provided in this article
   (Section 2-504) and bear the expense and risk of putting them into the
   possession of the carrier; or
   
   (b) when the term is F.O.B. the place of destination, the seller must
   at his own expense and risk transport the goods to that place and
   there tender delivery of them in the manner provided in this article
   (Section 2-503);
   
   (c) when under either (a) or (b) the term is also F.O.B. vessel, car
   or other vehicle, the seller must in addition at his own expense and
   risk load the goods on board. If the term if F.O.B. vessel the buyer
   must name the vessel and in an appropriate case the seller must comply
   with the provisions of this article on the form of bill of lading
   (Section 2-323).
   
   (2) Unless otherwise agreed the term F.A.S. vessel (which means "free
   alongside") at a named port, even though used only in connection with
   the stated price, is a delivery term under which the seller must
   
   (a) at his own expense and risk deliver the goods alongside the vessel
   in the manner usual in that port or on a dock designated and provided
   by the buyer; and
   
   (b) obtain and tender a receipt for the goods in exchange for which
   the carrier is under a duty to issue a bill of lading.
   
   (3) Unless otherwise agreed in any case falling within subsection (1)
   (a) or (c) or subsection (2) the buyer must seasonably give any needed
   instructions for making delivery, including when the term is F.A.S. or
   F.O.B. the loading berth of the vessel and in an appropriate case its
   name and sailing date. The seller may treat the failure of needed
   instructions as a failure of cooperation under this article (Section
   2-311). He may also at his option move the goods in any reasonable
   manner preparatory to delivery or shipment.
   
   (4) Under the term F.O.B. vessel or F.A.S. unless otherwise agreed the
   buyer must make payment against tender of the required documents and
   the seller may not tender nor the buyer demand delivery of the goods
   in substitution for the documents.
   

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