**Exhibit 31.2**

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.13a-14

OF GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

I,Frank Ferramosca, certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-Kof Anvil Holdings, Inc.;

 

2.     Based on my knowledge, this annual reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respectto the period covered by this annual report;

 

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this annual report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this annual report.

 

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officersand I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report isbeing prepared.

 

b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’sdisclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on suchevaluation;

 

c)     disclosed in this annual report any change inthe registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred duringthe registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting;

 

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officersand I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’sauditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (orpersons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)     all significant deficiencies in the design oroperation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)    any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 
| **/s/ Frank Ferramosca**    | ** **          | ** ** |
|-----------------------------|---------------------|------------|
| **Vice President and**      | ** **          | ** ** |
| Principal Financial Officer |                |       |
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| Date:                       | April 21, 2005 |       |
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