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10-Q - 10-Q - MERCADOLIBRE INC | c00306e10vq.htm |
EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - MERCADOLIBRE INC | c00306exv10w2.htm |
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - MERCADOLIBRE INC | c00306exv31w2.htm |
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - MERCADOLIBRE INC | c00306exv32w1.htm |
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - MERCADOLIBRE INC | c00306exv32w2.htm |
EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - MERCADOLIBRE INC | c00306exv10w1.htm |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13A-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13A-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Marcos Galperín, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MercadoLibre, Inc. (the
registrant);
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 registrants 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(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
report is being prepared; |
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(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles; |
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(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants 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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(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants
internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the registrants internal
control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants
auditors and the audit committee of registrants Board of Directors (or persons
performing the equivalent function):
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrants 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
registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
May 7, 2010 | By: | /s/ Marcos Galperín | ||
Marcos Galperín | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |