Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations

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 paragraph 4(1)(a)^a and subsections 4(1.1)^b, (2)^c and (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act^d.

^a S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 438(1)

^b S.C. 2017, c. 21, s. 17(2)

^c S.C. 2023, c. 26, ss. 254(2) to (4)

^d S.C. 1992, c. 17

Amendments

1 (1) The portion of section 2 of the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations¹ before paragraph (a.1) is replaced by the following:

2 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

1. a person who has engaged in activities that directly or indirectly facilitate, support, provide funding for, contribute to, or could contribute to
   1. Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities,
   2. Iran’s activities related to the development of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for such weapons, or
   3. 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;

(2) Section 2 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a.1):

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

(3) Paragraph 2(e) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

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

2 Paragraph 3(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

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

3 The portion of section 9 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

9 The following entities must determine on a continuing basis whether they are in possession or control of property that is owned — or that is held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by a listed person:

4 (1) The portion of subsection 10(1) of the French version of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

10 (1) Toute personne se trouvant au Canada, tout Canadien se trouvant à l’étranger et toute entité visée à l’article 9 est tenu de communiquer, sans délai, au commissaire de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada ou au directeur du Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité :

(2) Paragraph 10(1)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(a) the existence of property in their possession or control that they have reason to believe is owned — or held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by a listed person; and

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

234. Kavan Electronics Behrad Limited Liability Company
235. Basamad Electronic Pouya Engineering Limited Liability Company (also known as Dynamic Electronic Frequency Engineering Limited Liability Company)
236. Teyf Tadbir Engineering Co.
237. Farzanegan Propulsion Systems Design Bureau

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

96. Hossein Hatefi Ardakani
97. Mehdi Gogerdchian
98. Hossein Pourfarzaneh

Application Before Publication

7 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

8 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

¹ SOR/2010-165