论公司对外担保若干问题——兼评我国《公司法》第60条第3款

On the External Security of Company

公司为他人提供担保 ,本质上是公司之经营行为。早期 ,因为强调对股东等投资人的保护 ,各国多对公司对外担保予以严格限制。在现代 ,各国对公司对外担保的限制日益放宽 ,甚而不再对其加以特别限制。公司对外担保应当由公司董事会自主决定。公司对董事会权限的限制 ,不得对抗善意第三人。同时通过对董事责任的追究来避免公司滥设担保之风险。我国《公司法》第 6 0条第 3款对公司对外担保的规定因为用语模糊 ,多有歧义 ,且不能适应公司法之现代发展 ,应予废除。

Companies offer security for others is essentially a business act. In the early times, for protecting of the investor's interests, the company's external security is strictly restricted. In the modern times, every country has relaxed the restrictions of external security. The board of directors shall decide the external security by itself. The company's inside restrictions to the rights of board of directors shall not oppose to the bona fide third party. Because the clause 3 of article 60 in the Company Law is not clear and unfit for the modern development of company law, it is suggest to be abolished.