EX-31
Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification.
I, J. Theodore Borter, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on
Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this
report on Form 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust
2012-GCJ7 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");
2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a
whole, do 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, all of the distribution, servicing and other
information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period
covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required
in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as
disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have
fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all
material respects; and
5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities
required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of
Regulation AB and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-18 and
15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise
disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described
in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:
CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. as Servicing Function
Participant for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company Americas as Trustee, Midland Loan Services, A Division of PNC
Bank, National Association as Special Servicer, National Tax Search,
LLC as Servicing Function Participant for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Situs
Holdings, LLC as Operating Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master
Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Certificate Administrator and Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. as Custodian.
Dated: January 14, 2014
/s/ J. Theodore Borter
Signature
President
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)