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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - JONES GROUP INC | tenq11_1q.htm |
EXHIBIT 31
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Wesley R. Card, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q of The Jones Group Inc.; |
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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; |
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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; |
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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)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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 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
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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(d) Disclosed in this report any change in
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
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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 board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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(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
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. |
Date: April 28, 2011 |
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/s/ Wesley R. Card Wesley R. Card Chief Executive Officer |
I, John T. McClain, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q of The Jones Group Inc.; |
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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; |
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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; |
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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)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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 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
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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(d) Disclosed in this report any change in
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
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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 board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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(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
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. |
Date: April 28, 2011 |
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/s/ John T. McClain John T. McClain Chief Financial Officer |