| 1. | Article 13 a surety and a creditor shall conclude a suretyship contract in writing
第十三条保证人与债权人应当以书面形式订立保证合同。 |
| 2. | Article 31 the surety , after his assumption of the suretyship liability , shall be entitled to recourse against the debtor
第三十一条保证人承担保证责任后，有权向债务人追偿。 |
| 3. | Article 20 the surety of a general suretyship or a suretyship of joint and several liability shall enjoy the debtor ' s right of defense
第二十条一般保证和连带责任保证的保证人享有债务人的抗辩权。 |
| 4. | If the creditor waives the property security , the surety shall be relieved of his suretyship liability to the extent of the creditor ' s waiver
债权人放弃物的担保的，保证人在债权人放弃权利的范围内免除保证责任。 |
| 5. | If a branch of an enterprise as a legal person has a power of attorney from the legal person , it may provide a suretyship within the scope of authority
企业法人的分支机构有法人书面授权的，可以在授权范围内提供保证。 |
| 6. | In the absence of an agreed or explicitly agreed scope of the suretyship guaranty , the surety shall be liable for payment of all the above costs
当事人对保证担保的范围没有约定或者约定不明确的，保证人应当对全部债务承担责任。 |
| 7. | Article 28 where there are both suretyship and property security for the same claim , the surety shall be liable for the creditor ' s claim unsecured by the property security
第二十八条同一债权既有保证又有物的担保的，保证人对物的担保以外的债权承担保证责任。 |
| 8. | Article 17 a general suretyship refers to a suretyship contract wherein the parties agree that the surety shall undertake suretyship liability in case the debtor defaults
第十七条当事人在保证合同中约定，债务人不能履行债务时，由保证人承担保证责任的，为一般保证。 |
| 9. | Article 18 a suretyship of joint and several liability refers to a suretyship contract wherein the parties agree that the surety and the debtor shall be jointly and severally liable
第十八条当事人在保证合同中约定保证人与债务人对债务承担连带责任的，为连带责任保证。 |
| 10. | Article 19 in the absence of an agreed or explicitly agreed mode of suretyship , the parties shall bear the suretyship liability following the mode of a suretyship of joint and several liability
第十九条当事人对保证方式没有约定或者约定不明确的，按照连带责任保证承担保证责任。 |
