A guarantee contract under which the principal obligation is a loan obligation assumed for business or a contract for a revolving guarantee under which the scope of the principal obligation includes a loan obligation assumed for business does not become effective unless the person intending to become a guarantor manifests, before the conclusion of the contract, the intention to perform the guarantee obligation by means of a notarial instrument prepared within one month before the day of conclusion of the contract.
The notarial instrument referred to in the preceding paragraph must be prepared in compliance with the following formalities:
前項の公正証書を作成するには、次に掲げる方式に従わなければならない。
the person intending to become a guarantor gives the notary oral instructions regarding the particulars specified in (a) or (b) below for the category of contract stated in this:
保証人になろうとする者が、次のイ又はロに掲げる契約の区分に応じ、それぞれ当該イ又はロに定める事項を公証人に口授すること。
a guarantee contract (excluding the one stated in (b)):the obligee and obligor of the principal obligation, the principal of the principal obligation, whether any interest, penalty or damages in connection with the principal obligation or any other charges secondary to the obligation are provided for in the contract and, if so, its details, as well as the fact that the person intending to become a guarantor has the intention to pay the entire amount of the obligation if the principal obligor fails to perform the obligation (if the person intending to become a guarantor intends to assume the obligation jointly and severally with the principal obligor, the intention to pay the entire amount of the obligation, regardless of whether the obligee has made a demand to the principal obligor, whether the principal obligor is able to perform the obligation, or whether the principal obligor has any other guarantor); or
保証契約（ロに掲げるものを除く。） 主たる債務の債権者及び債務者、主たる債務の元本、主たる債務に関する利息、違約金、損害賠償その他その債務に従たる全てのものの定めの有無及びその内容並びに主たる債務者がその債務を履行しないときには、その債務の全額について履行する意思（保証人になろうとする者が主たる債務者と連帯して債務を負担しようとするものである場合には、債権者が主たる債務者に対して催告をしたかどうか、主たる債務者がその債務を履行することができるかどうか、又は他に保証人があるかどうかにかかわらず、その全額について履行する意思）を有していること。
a contract for a revolving guarantee:the obligee and obligor of the principal obligation, the scope of the principal obligation, the maximum amount under the contract for revolving guarantee, whether the principal fixed date is provided for in the contract and, if so, its details, as well as the fact that the person intending to become a guarantor has the intention to pay the entire amount of the obligation with regard to the principal of the principal obligation and any interest, penalty, and damages in connection with the principal obligation and any other charges secondary to the obligation, which are to arise by the principal fixed date or the time when an event that causes the crystallization of the principal takes place, such as the events stated in the items of Article 465-4, paragraph (1) or the items of paragraph (2) of that Article, up to the maximum amount, if the principal obligor fails to perform the obligation (if the person intending to become a guarantor s to assume the obligation jointly and severally with the principal obligor, the intention to pay the entire amount of the obligation, regardless of whether the obligee has made a demand to the principal obligor, whether the principal obligor is able to perform the obligation, or whether the principal obligor has any other guarantor);
根保証契約 主たる債務の債権者及び債務者、主たる債務の範囲、根保証契約における極度額、元本確定期日の定めの有無及びその内容並びに主たる債務者がその債務を履行しないときには、極度額の限度において元本確定期日又は第四百六十五条の四第一項各号若しくは第二項各号に掲げる事由その他の元本を確定すべき事由が生ずる時までに生ずべき主たる債務の元本及び主たる債務に関する利息、違約金、損害賠償その他その債務に従たる全てのものの全額について履行する意思（保証人になろうとする者が主たる債務者と連帯して債務を負担しようとするものである場合には、債権者が主たる債務者に対して催告をしたかどうか、主たる債務者がその債務を履行することができるかどうか、又は他に保証人があるかどうかにかかわらず、その全額について履行する意思）を有していること。
the notary takes dictation from the person intending to become the guarantor, and reads this aloud to, or allows its inspection by, the person intending to become the guarantor;
公証人が、保証人になろうとする者の口述を筆記し、これを保証人になろうとする者に読み聞かせ、又は閲覧させること。
the person intending to become a guarantor signs and seals the instrument after having approved the accuracy of the dictation taken by the notary; provided, however, that if the person intending to become a guarantor is unable to sign, the notary may include a supplementary note giving the reason therefor in lieu of the signature of that person; and
保証人になろうとする者が、筆記の正確なことを承認した後、署名し、印を押すこと。ただし、保証人になろうとする者が署名することができない場合は、公証人がその事由を付記して、署名に代えることができる。
the notary includes a supplementary note to the effect that the instrument has been prepared in compliance with the formalities stated in the preceding three items, and signs and seals the instrument.
公証人が、その証書は前三号に掲げる方式に従って作ったものである旨を付記して、これに署名し、印を押すこと。
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply if the person intending to become a guarantor is a corporation.
前二項の規定は、保証人になろうとする者が法人である場合には、適用しない。
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(Grounds for Fixing of Principal in Contract for Revolving Guarantee by Individual)
The principal of the principal obligation under a contract for revolving guarantee by an individual is fixed in the following cases; provided, however, that in the case stated in item (i)…
次に掲げる場合には、個人根保証契約における主たる債務の元本は、確定する。ただし、第一号に掲げる場合にあっては、強制執行又は担保権の実行の手続の開始があったときに限る。
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Beyond the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the principal of the principal obligation under a contract for revolving guarantee by an individual for loans is fixed in the following cases…
前項に規定する場合のほか、個人貸金等根保証契約における主たる債務の元本は、次に掲げる場合にも確定する。ただし、第一号に掲げる場合にあっては、強制執行又は担保権の実行の手続の開始があったときに限る。
Open this provision(Preparation of Notarial Instrument and Effect of Guarantee)
A guarantee contract under which the principal obligation is a loan obligation assumed for business or a contract for a revolving guarantee under which the scope of the principal obligation includes…
事業のために負担した貸金等債務を主たる債務とする保証契約又は主たる債務の範囲に事業のために負担する貸金等債務が含まれる根保証契約は、その契約の締結に先立ち、その締結の日前一箇月以内に作成された公正証書で保証人になろうとする者が保証債務を履行する意思を表示していなければ、その効力を生じない。
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The notarial instrument referred to in the preceding paragraph must be prepared in compliance with the following formalities:
前項の公正証書を作成するには、次に掲げる方式に従わなければならない。
Open this provision(Preparation of Notarial Instrument and Effect of Guarantee)
the person intending to become a guarantor gives the notary oral instructions regarding the particulars specified in (a) or (b) below for the category of contract stated in this:
保証人になろうとする者が、次のイ又はロに掲げる契約の区分に応じ、それぞれ当該イ又はロに定める事項を公証人に口授すること。
Open this provision(Preparation of Notarial Instrument and Effect of Guarantee)
the notary takes dictation from the person intending to become the guarantor, and reads this aloud to, or allows its inspection by, the person intending to become the guarantor;
公証人が、保証人になろうとする者の口述を筆記し、これを保証人になろうとする者に読み聞かせ、又は閲覧させること。
Open this provision(Preparation of Notarial Instrument and Effect of Guarantee)
the person intending to become a guarantor signs and seals the instrument after having approved the accuracy of the dictation taken by the notary; provided, however…
保証人になろうとする者が、筆記の正確なことを承認した後、署名し、印を押すこと。ただし、保証人になろうとする者が署名することができない場合は、公証人がその事由を付記して、署名に代えることができる。
Open this provisioncontract for revolving guarantee
「根保証契約」
A guarantee contract whose principal obligation is one or more unspecified debts within a certain range.
Short name set inArticle 465-2, paragraph (1)
principal fixed date
「元本確定期日」
The date set in a revolving guarantee contract (根保証契約) on which the principal of the principal obligation is to be fixed (確定).
Short name set inArticle 465-3, paragraph (1)
loan obligation
「貸金等債務」
A debt incurred by borrowing money or by having a bill discounted (手形の割引).
Short name set inArticle 465-3, paragraph (1)
damages
損害賠償
Compensation for loss one person has caused another. A debtor who does not perform an obligation as it should be performed, or cannot perform it, must compensate the creditor for the loss that results, unless the failure comes from a cause the debtor is not responsible for, judged by the contract or other source of the obligation and by accepted views in dealings (Civil Code, Article 415, paragraph (1)); and a person who, intentionally or negligently, infringes another's rights or legally protected interests must compensate for the loss that results (Article 709). It is paid in money unless otherwise agreed (Articles 417 and 722, paragraph (1)), and the parties to a contract may agree in advance the amount due if it is not performed; a sum fixed for breach (違約金) is presumed to be such an agreement (Article 420, paragraphs (1) and (3)). The Consumer Contract Act makes void the part of such an amount in a consumer contract, for its cancellation, with any penalty added, above the average loss the business would suffer from the cancellation of consumer contracts of that kind, measured separately for each category the clause sets, such as the reason for and time of cancellation (Consumer Contract Act, Article 9, paragraph (1), item (i)).
Written by AI using Civil Code, Arts. 415, 417, 420, 709, 722 and Consumer Contract Act, Art. 9 as a reference.
notarial deed
公正証書
A document drawn up by a notary (公証人), a public officer appointed by the Minister of Justice, at the request of the people concerned (Notary Act, Articles 1 and 11). A notary will not draw one up for anything unlawful or void (Article 26). In the Act on Land and Building Leases it decides whether a lease can end without renewal: a contract for a land lease of 10 to under 50 years for a building used only for business must be made by notarial deed (Article 23, paragraph (3)), while the terms of a land lease of 50 years or more that rule out renewal, and a building lease with no renewal, need only be "in writing, such as a notarial deed" (Article 22, paragraph (1), and Article 38, paragraph (1)), so an ordinary written contract is enough for those two.
Written by AI using Notary Act, Arts. 1, 11, 26 and Act on Land and Building Leases, Arts. 22, 23, 38 as a reference.