论BOT方式中政府保证的若干法律问题

On the Legal Problems of Government Surety in BOT

BOT方式中投资者面临的极大的政治风险和重重法律、政策、经济体制等方面的障碍,要求政府提供各种保证。政府保证不同于民法意义上的债务担保,而是政府的一种履约承诺。我国有关政府保证的法律规范及政策中存在的诸多问题和空白,严重阻碍了BOT方式在我国的顺利开展。因此,有必要突破传统观念的束缚,通过行政法规的形式明确政府保证的必要性、法律性质、种类和内容。

The foreign investors confronted with huge political risks and a lot of obstacles about law, policy and economic system in BOT, so they usually require government surety, Government surety is different from debt guarantees in civil law; by contrast, it is a kind of honoring an agreement, There exist many problems and blanks concerning the laws and regulations of government surety, which hinder the development of BOT in our country. Hence, it is necessary for us to eliminate traditional ideas, so as to make clear and definite the necessity, legal nature, kinds and contents of government surety by administrative regulations.