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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002

|   | I, Joseph Kristul, Chief Executive Officer of Hybrid
      Coating Technologies Inc. (the "registrant"), certify that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|1. | I have reviewed this Annual report on Form 10-K of Hybrid
      Coating Technologies 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 annual report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
      other financial information included in this annual 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 annual report;            
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|4. | I am 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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|5. | 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 registrant's board of directors (or persons
      performing the equivalent function):                                                                           
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/s/Joseph Kristul
Joseph KristulPresident and Chief Executive Officer, (Principal
executive officer, principal financial and principal accounting officer)

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