Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations

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Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the situation in Iran constitutes a grave breach of international peace and security that has resulted 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, pursuant to subsections 4(1) to (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act, hereby makes the annexed Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations.^note

Interpretation

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The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

arms and related material [Repealed, SOR/2016-15, s. 1]

Canadian financial institution has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bank Act. (institution financière canadienne)

Convention means the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna on April 18, 1961. (Convention)

designated person [Repealed, SOR/2016-15, s. 1]

Guide has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Export Control List. (Guide)

Iran means the Islamic Republic of Iran and includes

(a)any of its political subdivisions;

(b)its government and any of its departments or a government or department of its political subdivisions; and

(c)any of its agencies or any agency of its political subdivisions. (Iran)

Iranian financial institution [Repealed, SOR/2016-15, s. 1]

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)

Minister means the Minister of Foreign Affairs. (ministre)

mission premises has the same meaning as “premises of the mission” in Article 1 of the Convention, and includes the mission’s archives. (locaux de la mission)

pension means a benefit paid under the Old Age Security Act, the Canada Pension Plan or an Act respecting the Quebec Pension Plan, R.S.Q. c. R-9, any superannuation, pension or benefit paid under or in respect of any retirement savings plan or under any retirement plan, any amount paid under or in respect of the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act or the Pension Benefits Division Act, and any other payment made in respect of disability. (pension)

significant interest [Repealed, SOR/2016-15, s. 1]

List

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A person whose name is listed in Schedule 1 is a person in respect of whom the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe is

(a)a person who has engaged in activities that directly or indirectly facilitate, support, provide funding for, contribute to, or could contribute to

(i)Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities,

(ii)Iran’s activities related to the development of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for such weapons, or

(iii)activities that undermine international peace, security or stability in a manner that is consistent with the policies of Iran;

(a.01)in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (a) that is an entity, a senior official of the entity;

(a.1)a person who has participated in gross and systematic human rights violations in Iran;

(a.2)a former or current senior official of the Government of Iran;

(b)a former or current senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;

(c)an associate of a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (b);

(d)a family member of a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) and (f);

(e)an entity owned — or held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d); or

(f)a senior official of an entity referred to in paragraph (e).

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Prohibitions

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It is prohibited for any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to

(a)deal in any property, wherever situated, that is owned — or that is held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by a listed person;

(b)enter into or facilitate any transaction related to a dealing referred to in paragraph (a);

(c)provide any financial or related service in respect of a dealing referred to in paragraph (a);

(d)make any goods, wherever situated, available to a listed person or to a person acting on behalf of a listed person; or

(e)provide any financial or related service to a listed person or to a person acting for the benefit of a listed person.

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Section 3 does not apply with respect to

(a)pension payments to any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada;

(b)any transaction in respect of any account held by a diplomatic mission at a financial institution, if the transaction is required in order for the mission to fulfil its diplomatic functions as set out in Article 3 of the Convention or, if the diplomatic mission has been temporarily or permanently recalled, if the transaction is required in order to maintain the mission premises;

(c)any transaction with any international organizations with diplomatic status, with any United Nations agencies, with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, or with any Canadian non-governmental organizations that have entered into a grant or contribution agreement with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development;

(d)the transfer of any accounts, funds or investments held on behalf of a Canadian by a listed person on the day on which that person’s name was listed to any person who is not a listed person;

(e)any dealings with respect to loan repayments made by a listed person on loans entered into before the day on which that person’s name was listed to any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada who is not a listed person;

(f)the exercise of a right by a person who is not a listed person with respect to a listed person’s property that is subject to a lien, mortgage or security interest, to a hypothec or prior claim, to a charge or to a judicial, administrative or arbitral decision;

(g)financial services required in order for a listed person to obtain legal services in Canada with respect to the application of any of the prohibitions set out in these Regulations; or

(h)property that is necessary for the civil nuclear cooperation projects described in Annex III to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or for any activity required for the implementation of that Plan.

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(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)

(1)It is prohibited for any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to export, sell, supply or ship any of the goods listed in Schedule 2, wherever situated, to Iran, to a person in Iran, or to a person for the purposes of a business carried on in or operated from Iran.

(2)It is prohibited for any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to transfer, provide or disclose to Iran or any person in Iran any technical data related to the goods listed in Schedule 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:

(a)those that are listed in the following provisions of the Guide:

(i)group 1, items 1-1.A.1. to 1-1.A.3.,

(ii)group 1, item 1-1.C.,

(iii)group 1, items 1-7.A. to 1-7.E.,

(iv)group 1, items 1-9.A. to 1-9.E.,

(v)group 2, items 2-10.c. and 2-10.d.,

(vi)group 2, item 2-21.b.1., and

(vii)group 2, items 2-21.b.3. and 2-21.b.4.;

(b)any battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large-calibre artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile systems as defined for the purposes of the Register of Conventional Arms, established by Resolution 46/36 L adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 9, 1991, as amended from time to time, or related material including their spare parts;

(c)those that appear in document S/2015/546 of the Security Council of the United Nations, entitled Missile Technology Control Regime: Equipment, Software and Technology Annex, which is an annex to the letter dated July 16, 2015 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations;

(d)any technical assistance or technical data in respect of any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using ballistic missile technology, or related to the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems, that is inconsistent with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

(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

(a)the exportation, sale, supply or shipment of any of the goods referred to in subsection (3);

(b)the manufacture or use of such a good in Iran or on behalf of Iran; or

(c)the provision of technical assistance or technical data referred to in subsection (3).

(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

(a)any of the goods referred to in paragraph (3)(c) from Iran; or

(b)arms and related material, wherever situated, to any person in Canada who acquired them from Iran or from any person in Iran.