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| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration for the guarantee||  
| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration?||  
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| '''Permanence''' || Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing ||  
| '''Permanence''' || Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing? ||  
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|rowspan="6"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is it unaffected by: ||  
|rowspan="5"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is it unaffected by:<br>
*interim payments
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| interim payments ||  
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*obligor’s insolvency
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| obligor’s insolvency ||  
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*amendment or discharge of obligor’s obligations
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| amendment or discharge of obligor’s obligations ||  
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*beneficiary’s waiver or forbearance to obligor
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| beneficiary’s waiver or forbearance to obligor ||  
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*other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees
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| other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees ||  
| '''Punctual performance''' || Does it guarantee the obligor’s “punctual performance”?||  
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| '''Punctual performance''' || Does it guarantee the obligor’s “punctual performance”||  
| '''Without prejudice'''|| Is it without prejudice to beneficiary’s rights against obligor?||  
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| '''Without prejudice'''|| Is it without prejudice to beneficiary’s rights against obligor ||  
| '''Independence''' || Is it independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor?||
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| '''Independence''' || Is it independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor. ||   
|rowspan="2"| '''Indemnity''' || Is there an indemnity against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations?||   
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|rowspan="2"| '''Indemnity''' || Is there an indemnity against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations ||   
| Is there an indemnity wrt the value of obligations which are void/unenforceable against the obligor?||   
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| Is there an indemnity wrt the value of obligations which are void/unenforceable against the obligor ||
| '''Currency and payment'''|| Must payment must be in immediately available funds in the currency of the underlying obligations?||  
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| '''Currency and payment'''|| Must payment must be in immediately available funds in the currency of the underlying obligations||  
| '''No set-off or counterclaim'''|| Is set-off or counterclaim against moneys beneficiary owes the guarantor excluded? ||  
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| '''No set-off or counterclaim'''|| Is set-off or counterclaim against moneys beneficiary owes the guarantor excluded ||  
| '''Interest''' || Must guarantor pay interest from the date of demand until payment in full? ||  
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| '''Interest''' || Must guarantor pay interest from the date of demand until payment in full ||  
| '''Suspense account'''|| May beneficiary place amounts beneficiary into a suspense account pending satisfaction in full? ||  
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| '''Suspense account'''|| May beneficiary place amounts beneficiary into a suspense account pending satisfaction in full ||  
| '''Demand process'''|| May beneficiary demand without first taking steps vs the obligor?||  
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| '''Demand process'''|| May beneficiary demand without first taking steps vs the obligor ||  
|'''No discharge if prejudice''' ||May beneficiary decline to discharge the guarantee if it might prejudice its claim under insolvency laws? ||  
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|'''No discharge if prejudice''' ||May beneficiary decline to discharge the guarantee if itmight prejudice its claim under insolvency laws ||  
|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges, is guarantor’s liability reinstated should obligor’s payments be set aside? ||  
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|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges guarantee is guarantor’s liability reinstated should payments be set aside ||  
|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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|rowspan="2"| '''Guarantor’s rights versus obligor'''|| Must Guarantor obtain beneficiary’s consent before taking action against obligor until guaranteed obligations are fully paid ||
| Must guarantor hold sums it receives from obligor pending satisfaction to beneficiary’s order||  
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| Must guarantor hold sums it receives from the obligor in those circumstances to beneficiary’s order||
| '''Tax gross-up'''|| Must guarantor gross up if subject to withholding on guarantee payments?||  
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| '''Tax gross-up'''|| Must guarantor gross up if subject to withholding on guarantee payments||  
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