Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations: SOR/2023-220

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 23

Registration
SOR/2023-220 October 18, 2023

SPECIAL ECONOMIC MEASURES ACT

P.C. 2023-1029 October 16, 2023

Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran constitute a grave breach of international peace and security that has resulted in or is likely to result in a serious international crisis;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations under subsections 4(1)footnote a, (1.1)footnote b, (2)footnote c and (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act footnote d.

Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations

Amendments

1 Section 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations footnote 1 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (S/2015/544) prepared jointly by China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Iran, on July 14, 2015 and endorsed by the Security Council of the United Nations in Resolution 2231 (2015) of July 20, 2015. (Plan d’action global commun)

2 (1) Paragraph 3.1(f) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) Section 3.1 of the Regulations is amended by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (g) and by adding the following after paragraph (g):

3 (1) Section 4 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following before subsection (1):

(0.1) The following definitions apply in this section.

arms and related material
means any type of weapon, ammunition, military equipment — including military vehicles — or paramilitary equipment, and their spare parts. (armes et matériel connexe)
technical assistance
means any form of assistance, such as providing instruction, training, consulting services or technical advice. (aide technique)

(2) Section 4 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) It is prohibited for any person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to export, sell, supply or ship any of the following goods, wherever situated, or to provide any of the following technical assistance or technical data, to Iran or to any person in Iran:

(4) It is prohibited for any person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to provide any property, technical assistance or financial or related services to Iran or to any person in Iran related to

(5) It is prohibited for any person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to import, purchase or acquire arms and related material from Iran or from any person in Iran.

(6) It is prohibited for any person in Canada, and any Canadian outside Canada, who is an owner or master of a ship or an operator of an aircraft to ship

4 Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

5 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

Application Before Publication

6 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette.

Coming into Force

7 These Regulations come into force on October 18, 2023, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2023-219, Regulations Amending the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Iran.