I,
R.J.
Frohn,
certify that: |
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1. |
I
have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Akzo Nobel N.V., a company
incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands; |
2. |
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. |
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. |
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
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a. |
designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this annual report is being prepared; |
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b. |
evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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c. |
disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual
report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
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5. |
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the registrant’s
Supervisory Board (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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all significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and |
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b. |
any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting. |