Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

I,Leah Nivison, certify that:

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| 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");                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| 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;                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 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;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 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 Exchange Act 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. |
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In givingthe certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided tome by the following unaffiliated parties:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Situs Holdings, LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant.

 

Dated:March 23, 2017

 

/s/Leah NivisonChief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)