Exhibit 31.1 and  31.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, George J. Coates, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
of Coates International, Ltd., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Coates International,
Ltd.. (the "Company");

2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  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 quarterly
report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. I am responsible for  establishing  and maintaining  disclosure  controls and
procedures  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company
and I have:

      (a)  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure that
material  information  relating  to  the  Company,  including  its  consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,  particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

      (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's  disclosure  controls and
procedures  as of a date  within  90  days  prior  to the  filing  date  of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

      (c)  presented  in  this  quarterly  report  our  conclusions   about  the
effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on our evaluation
as of the Evaluation Date;

5. I have  disclosed,  based on our most  recent  evaluation,  to the  Company's
auditors and to the audit committee of Company's board of directors:

      (a) all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the Company's ability to record,  process,
summarize  and  report  financial  data and have  identified  for the  Company's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

      (b) any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal controls; and

6. I have  indicated  in  this  quarterly  report  whether  or  not  there  were
significant  changes  in  internal  controls  or in  other  factors  that  could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
evaluation,   including  any  corrective  actions  with  regard  to  significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Dated: January 27, 2006                  By: /s/ George J. Coates
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                                             George J. Coates
                                             President and Chief Executive
                                             Officer and Principal Financial
                                             Officer