# 31 CFR § 800.204: Certification

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-800.204

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 800.204
- **Heading:** Certification
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance > CHAPTER VIII—OFFICE OF INVESTMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 800—REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN PERSONS > Subpart B—Definitions

## 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 § 800.204:
A sample certification may be found at the Committee's section of the Department of the Treasury website.

## Nearby sections

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- [31 CFR § 800.105 § 800.105 Rules of construction and interpretation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-800.105.md)
- [31 CFR § 800.201 § 800.201 Aggregated data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-800.201.md)
- [31 CFR § 800.202 § 800.202 Anonymized data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-800.202.md)
- [31 CFR § 800.203 § 800.203 Business day.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-800.203.md)
- [31 CFR § 800.204 § 800.204 Certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-800.204.md)
- [31 CFR § 800.205 § 800.205 Committee; Chairperson of the Committee; Staff Chairperson.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-800.205.md)
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