# 31 C.F.R. § 802.202 (2026): Certification

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 C.F.R. § 802.202 (2026)
- **Heading:** Certification
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 31 CFR: Money and Finance: Treasury / Chapter VIII: OFFICE OF INVESTMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY / Part 802: REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BY FOREIGN PERSONS INVOLVING REAL ESTATE IN THE UNITED STATES / Subpart B: Definitions / § 802.202: § 802.202   Certification.

## Text

(a) The term
certification
means a written statement signed by the chief executive officer or other duly authorized designee of a party filing a notice, declaration, or information, certifying under the penalties provided in the False Statements Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (18 U.S.C. 1001) that the notice, declaration, or information filed:
(1) Fully complies with the requirements of section 721, the regulations in this part, and any agreement or condition entered into with the Committee or any member of the Committee, and
(2) Is accurate and complete in all material respects, as it relates to:
(i) The transaction; and
(ii) The party providing the certification, including its parents, subsidiaries, and any other related entities described in the notice, declaration, or information.
(b) For purposes of this section, a
duly authorized designee
is:
(1) In the case of a partnership, any general partner thereof;
(2) In the case of a corporation, any officer or director thereof;
(3) In the case of any entity lacking partners, officers, and directors, any individual within the organization exercising executive functions similar to those of a general partner of a partnership or an officer or director of a corporation; and
(4) In the case of an individual, such individual or his or her legal representative.
(c) In each case described in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section, such designee must possess actual authority to make the certification on behalf of the party filing a notice, declaration, or information.
Note 1 to § 802.202:
A sample certification may be found at the Committee's section of the Department of the Treasury website.
See
§§ 802.402(f) and 802.502(k) regarding filing procedures for transactions in which a U.S. public entity is a party to the transaction.

## Nearby sections

- [31 C.F.R. § 802.201 (2026) § 802.201   Business day.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_201.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.202 (2026) § 802.202   Certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_202.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.203 (2026) § 802.203   Close proximity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_203.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.204 (2026) § 802.204   Committee; Chairperson of the Committee; Staff Chairperson.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_204.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.205 (2026) § 802.205   Completion date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_205.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.206 (2026) § 802.206   Concession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_206.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.207 (2026) § 802.207   Contingent equity interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_207.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.208 (2026) § 802.208   Control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_208.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.209 (2026) § 802.209   Conversion.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_209.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.210 (2026) § 802.210   Covered port.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_210.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.211 (2026) § 802.211   Covered real estate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_211.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.212 (2026) § 802.212   Covered real estate transaction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_212.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.213 (2026) § 802.213   Entity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_213.md)
- [31 C.F.R. § 802.214 (2026) § 802.214   Excepted real estate foreign state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P802_S802_214.md)

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