Zur Abgrenzung von Garantievertrag und Bürgschaft : Akzessorietät der Verpflichtung als massgebendes Kriterium?

The formal requirements, under Swiss law, are substantially higher in case of Bürgschaft (CO 492 ss) than of Garantie (CO 111), both being contracts securing a thirdparty's indebtedness. The difference is that in the first case, being more protected, the guarantor has no interest of his own, contrary to the second one. lf the intention of the parties is that the security is valid independently from the validity of the debt secured, we always have a case of Garantie.