---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 850.203"
title: "31"
number: "850.203"
heading: "Certification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/850.203"
---

# §850.203. Certification.

- (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](/usc/18/1001.md)) 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)](#b-1..b-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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 14105, 88 FR 54867, 31 U.S.C. 321.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 90462, Nov. 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.