EX-99.4 13 exh99-4_14322.htm SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF C.E.O. WWW.EXFILE.COM, INC. -- 14322 -- THE DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. -- EXHIBIT 99.4 TO FORM 40-F
Exhibit 4
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 or 15d-14 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Arthur Mesher, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of The Descartes Systems Group Inc.;

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 report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this 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 by this report;

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

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

(b)
[paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition instructions]

(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and  presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls  and  procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluations; and

(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial  reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is  reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control  over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to  record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a  significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

     
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: May 1, 2006 By:   /s/ Arthur Mesher
 
Name: Arthur Mesher
  Title: Chief Executive Officer