EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification.

  Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation, Commercial Mortgage
  Pass-Through Certificates Series COMM 2012-CCRE1 Mortgage Trust (the
  "Trust")

  I, Helaine M. Kaplan, of Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation,
  the depositor into the above-referenced Trust, 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 periods covered by this report on
    Form 10-K of the Trust (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 Report, 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 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.

    In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
    information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Bank
    of America, National Association as Master Servicer for the RiverTown
    Crossings Mall Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A. as Certificate
    Administrator and Trustee for the RiverTown Crossings Mall Mortgage
    Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. as Servicing
    Function Participant, LNR Partners, LLC as Special Servicer for the
    RiverTown Crossings Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, Inc., a
    Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the
    Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, Inc., a Division
    of PNC Bank, National Association as Special Servicer, National Tax
    Search, LLC as Servicing Function Participant, Park Bridge Lender
    Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage
    Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC as Operating Advisor, Trimont Real
    Estate Advisors, Inc., as Operating Advisor for the RiverTown Crossings
    Mall Mortgage Loan, Well Fargo Bank, National Association as
    Certificate Administrator and Paying Agent for the Crossgates Mall
    Mortgage Loan, Well Fargo Bank, National Association as Custodian for
    the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master
    Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Certificate Administrator, Wells
    Fargo Bank, N.A. as Custodian and Wells Fargo Bank, National
    Association as Master Servicer for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan.

    Dated:   April 1, 2013


    /s/ Helaine M. Kaplan
    Signature

    President
    (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)