每日法律英语 | 第66期：Contract Law - Article 74 债权人的撤销权

Article 74  ①Where the obligor waives its creditor's right against a third party that is due or assigns its property without reward, thereby harming the obligee's interests, the obligee may petition the People's Court for cancellation of the obligor's act. ②Where the obligor assigns its property at a low price which is manifestly unreasonable, thereby harming the obligee's interests, and the assignee is aware of the situation, the obligee may also petition the People's Court for cancellation of the obligor's act.
③The extent to which the right to cancel can be exercised is limited to the rights of the obligee. ④The expenses necessary for the obligee to exercise the right to cancel shall be borne by the obligor.

核心词汇和搭配：

waives its creditor's right against a third party  放弃其对第三方的债权 

due  到期的 

assigns its property without reward  无偿转让财产

thereby  因此，从而

harming the obligee's interests  损害债权人利益

petition the People's Court for cancellation of the obligor's act  请求人民法院撤销债务人的行为

at a low price  以低价

manifestly  明显地

assignee  受让人

(be) aware of  知道

extent  范围，程度

right to cancel  撤销权

exercised  行使

(be) limited to  限制在…

expenses  费用

be borne by  由…负担

条文对照讲解：

第七十四条　因债务人放弃其到期债权或者无偿转让财产，对债权人造成损害的，债权人可以请求人民法院撤销债务人的行为。债务人以明显不合理的低价转让财产，对债权人造成损害，并且受让人知道该情形的，债权人也可以请求人民法院撤销债务人的行为。
撤销权的行使范围以债权人的债权为限。债权人行使撤销权的必要费用，由债务人负担。

附注：中文条文选自《中华人民共和国合同法》（现行有效），英文条文选自北京大学法律翻译研究中心版本。

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