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Art. 408
B. Loan authorisation I. Definition and form 1 Where a person has received and accepted a mandate to grant or renew a loan to a third party in his own name and for his own account but on the authorisation of the mandator, the mandator is liable for the payee’s obligation in the same manner as a surety, provided that the mandatee has not exceeded his authority. 2 The mandator incurs such liability only where the authorisation was given in writing. |