# 31 CFR § 850.203: Certification

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.203

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 850.203
- **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 850—PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO U.S. INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS IN COUNTRIES OF CONCERN > Subpart B—Definitions

## Text

(a) The term certification means a written statement signed by the chief executive officer or other duly authorized designee of the person filing a notification or providing other information that certifies under the penalties provided in the False Statements Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (18 U.S.C. 1001) that the notification or other information filed or provided:
(1) Fully complies with the regulations in this part; and
(2) Is accurate and complete in all material respects to the best knowledge of the person filing a notification or other 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 thereof; and
(3) In the case of any entity lacking partners and officers, any individual within the organization exercising executive functions similar to those of a general partner of a partnership or an officer of a corporation or otherwise authorized by the board of directors or equivalent to provide such certification.
(c) In each case described in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) of this section, such designee must possess actual authority to make the certification on behalf of the person filing a notification or other information.
Note 1 to § 850.203:
A template for certifications may be found at the Outbound Investment Security Program section of the Department of the Treasury website.

## Nearby sections

- [31 CFR § 850.101 § 850.101 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.101.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.102 § 850.102 Relation of this part to other laws and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.102.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.103 § 850.103 Rules of construction and interpretation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.103.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.104 § 850.104 Knowledge standard.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.104.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.201 § 850.201 Advanced packaging.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.201.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.202 § 850.202 AI system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.202.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.203 § 850.203 Certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.203.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.204 § 850.204 Completion date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.204.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.205 § 850.205 Contingent equity interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.205.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.206 § 850.206 Controlled foreign entity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.206.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.207 § 850.207 Country of concern.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.207.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.208 § 850.208 Covered activity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.208.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.209 § 850.209 Covered foreign person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.209.md)
- [31 CFR § 850.210 § 850.210 Covered transaction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-850.210.md)

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