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Je certifie l'attestation pour qu'ils l'acceptent.

Je certifie l'attestation pour qu'ils l'acceptent.
I am certifying the certificate so that they accept it.
From Lesson 308:Double pronouns with causative faire·French

Questions & Answers about Je certifie l'attestation pour qu'ils l'acceptent.

Is acceptent in the indicative or subjunctive mood here?
It is in the subjunctive mood because the conjunction pour que (so that) always triggers the subjunctive. For regular -er verbs like accepter, the present subjunctive forms for ils and elles are spelled identically to the present indicative.
Could I use afin qu' instead of pour qu' here?
Yes! Afin que also means "so that" and also requires the subjunctive. It is simply a bit more formal than pour que, making it a great alternative for written French.
What does the l' before acceptent stand for?
It stands for la, the direct object pronoun replacing the feminine noun l'attestation. It drops its vowel and becomes l' because acceptent starts with a vowel. Notice that it goes immediately before the verb it modifies, even inside a dependent clause.
What is the difference between an attestation and a certificat?
They are often translated the same way and can be interchangeable. However, an attestation is extremely common in everyday French administration to mean a written statement or a proof of something (like an attestation de domicile for proof of address), while a certificat is often a formal document issued by an authority, such as a certificat médical (medical certificate).

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