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! Term !! Explanation !! Comment
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| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration for the guarantee||  
| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration for the guarantee||  
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| Permanence || Is the guarantee is unconditional, irrevocable and continuing ||  
| '''Permanence''' || Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing ||  
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|rowspan="6"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is the guarantee unaffected by: ||  
|rowspan="6"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is it unaffected by: ||  
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| interim payments ||  
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| other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees ||  
| other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees ||  
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| '''Punctual performance''' || Guarantee is of the obligor’s “punctual performance”||  
| '''Punctual performance''' || Does it guarantee the obligor’s “punctual performance”||  
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| '''Without prejudice'''|| Guarantee is without prejudice to beneficiary’s rights against obligor ||  
| '''Without prejudice'''|| Is it without prejudice to beneficiary’s rights against obligor ||  
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| '''Independence''' || Guarantee is independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor. ||   
| '''Independence''' || Is it independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor. ||   
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|rowspan="2"| '''Indemnity''' || Against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations ||   
|rowspan="2"| '''Indemnity''' || Is there an indemnity against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations ||   
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| Wrt the value of obligations which have become void or unenforceable against the obligor ||   
| Is there an indemnity wrt the value of obligations which are void/unenforceable against the obligor ||   
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| '''Currency and payment'''|| Payment must be in immediately available funds in the currency of the underlying obligations||  
| '''Currency and payment'''|| Must payment must be in immediately available funds in the currency of the underlying obligations||  
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| '''No set-off or counterclaim'''|| No set-off or counterclaim against moneys beneficiary owes the guarantor ||  
| '''No set-off or counterclaim'''|| Is set-off or counterclaim against moneys beneficiary owes the guarantor excluded ||  
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| '''Interest''' ||interest from the date of demand until payment in full ||  
| '''Interest''' || Must guarantor pay interest from the date of demand until payment in full ||  
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| '''Suspense account'''||beneficiary may place amounts beneficiary pays into a suspense account pending satisfaction in full ||  
| '''Suspense account'''|| May beneficiary place amounts beneficiary into a suspense account pending satisfaction in full ||  
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| '''Demand process'''|| Beneficiary may demand under the guarantee without taking steps against the obligor ||  
| '''Demand process'''|| May beneficiary demand without first taking steps vs the obligor ||  
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|'''No discharge if prejudice''' ||Beneficiary does not have discharge the guarantee if that might prejudice its claim under insolvency laws. ||  
|'''No discharge if prejudice''' ||May beneficiary decline to discharge the guarantee if itmight prejudice its claim under insolvency laws ||  
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|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges guarantee following a payment that is then set aside, voided or found unenforceable, guarantor’s liability is reinstated.
|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges guarantee is guarantor’s liability reinstated should payments be set aside ||  
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| '''Guarantor’s rights versus obligor'''|| Until guaranteed obligations are fully paid guarantor can only proceed against the obligor with the beneficiary’s consent, and holds any sums it receives from the obligor to the beneficiary’s order.||  
|rowspan="2"| '''Guarantor’s rights versus obligor'''|| Must Guarantor obtain beneficiary’s consent before taking action against obligor until guaranteed obligations are fully paid ||
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| '''Tax gross-up'''|| If the guarantor is subject to some withholding that the obligor wouldn’t have been the guarantor has to gross up||  
| Must guarantor hold sums it receives from the obligor in those circumstances to beneficiary’s order||
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| '''Tax gross-up'''|| Must guarantor gross up if subject to withholding on guarantee payments||  
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