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


I, Helaine M. Kaplan, 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 the period covered by this report on
Form 10-K of the COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage 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 reports, 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:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as
Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National
Association, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Midland
Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary
Servicer for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,
as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator
for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers Phase II Mortgage Loan,
Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers
Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary
Servicer for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Special Servicer for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S.
Bank National Association, as Trustee for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,
Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the 375 Park Avenue
Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage
Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for
the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate
Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 375 Park Avenue
Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant
for the 375 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association (as
successor to KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer
for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division
of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Paramount
Building Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the
Paramount Building Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as
Operating Advisor for the Paramount Building Mortgage Loan


        Dated: March 24, 2016


        /s/ Helaine M. Kaplan


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