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Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations Règlement Sur Les Mesures Économiques Spéciales Visant La Syrie CANADA CONSOLIDATION CODIFICATION Special Economic Measures Règlement sur les mesures (Syria) Regulations économiques spéciales visant la Syrie SOR/2011-114 DORS/2011-114 Current to September 22, 2021 À jour au 22 septembre 2021 Last amended on March 4, 2019 Dernière modification le 4 mars 2019 Published by the Minister of Justice at the following address: Publié par le ministre de la Justice à l’adresse suivante : http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca http://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca OFFICIAL STATUS CARACTÈRE OFFICIEL OF CONSOLIDATIONS DES CODIFICATIONS Subsections 31(1) and (3) of the Legislation Revision and Les paragraphes 31(1) et (3) de la Loi sur la révision et la Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as codification des textes législatifs, en vigueur le 1er juin follows: 2009, prévoient ce qui suit : Published consolidation is evidence Codifications comme élément de preuve 31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated 31 (1) Tout exemplaire d'une loi codifiée ou d'un règlement regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either codifié, publié par le ministre en vertu de la présente loi sur print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regula- support papier ou sur support électronique, fait foi de cette tion and of its contents and every copy purporting to be pub- loi ou de ce règlement et de son contenu. Tout exemplaire lished by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless donné comme publié par le ministre est réputé avoir été ainsi the contrary is shown. publié, sauf preuve contraire. ... [...] Inconsistencies in regulations Incompatibilité — règlements (3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated (3) Les dispositions du règlement d'origine avec ses modifica- regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the tions subséquentes enregistrées par le greffier du Conseil pri- original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered vé en vertu de la Loi sur les textes réglementaires l'emportent by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instru- sur les dispositions incompatibles du règlement codifié publié ments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to par le ministre en vertu de la présente loi. the extent of the inconsistency. LAYOUT MISE EN PAGE The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are Les notes apparaissant auparavant dans les marges de now in boldface text directly above the provisions to droite ou de gauche se retrouvent maintenant en carac- which they relate. They form no part of the enactment, tères gras juste au-dessus de la disposition à laquelle but are inserted for convenience of reference only. elles se rattachent. Elles ne font pas partie du texte, n’y figurant qu’à titre de repère ou d’information. NOTE NOTE This consolidation is current to September 22, 2021. The Cette codification est à jour au 22 septembre 2021. Les last amendments came into force on March 4, 2019. Any dernières modifications sont entrées en vigueur amendments that were not in force as of September 22, le 4 mars 2019. Toutes modifications qui n'étaient pas en 2021 are set out at the end of this document under the vigueur au 22 septembre 2021 sont énoncées à la fin de heading “Amendments Not in Force”. ce document sous le titre « Modifications non en vigueur ». Current to September 22, 2021 À jour au 22 septembre 2021 Last amended on March 4, 2019 Dernière modification le 4 mars 2019 TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE ANALYTIQUE Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations Règlement sur les mesures économiques spéciales visant la Syrie 1 Interpretation 1 Définitions 2 List 2 Liste 3 Prohibitions 3 Interdictions 5 Duty to Determine 5 Obligation de vérification 6 Disclosure 6 Communication 7 Application to No Longer Be a 7 Demande de radiation Designated Person 8 Application for a Certificate 8 Demande d’attestation 10 Application Prior to Publication 10 Antériorité de la prise d’effet 11 Coming into Force 11 Entrée en vigueur SCHEDULE 1 ANNEXE 1 Persons Personnes SCHEDULE 2 ANNEXE 2 Current to September 22, 2021 iii À jour au 22 septembre 2021 Last amended on March 4, 2019 Dernière modification le 4 mars 2019 Registration Enregistrement SOR/2011-114 May 24, 2011 DORS/2011-114 Le 24 mai 2011 SPECIAL ECONOMIC MEASURES ACT LOI SUR LES MESURES ÉCONOMIQUES SPÉCIALES Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations Règlement sur les mesures économiques spéciales visant la Syrie P.C. 2011-594 May 24, 2011 C.P. 2011-594 Le 24 mai 2011 Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion Attendu que le gouverneur en conseil juge que la si- that the situation in Syria constitutes a grave breach tuation en Syrie constitue une rupture sérieuse de la of international peace and security that has resulted paix et de la sécurité internationales et est suscep- or is likely to result in a serious international crisis; tible d’entraîner ou a entraîné une grave crise inter- nationale, Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in À ces causes, sur recommandation du ministre des Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Affaires étrangères et en vertu des paragraphes 4(1) Foreign Affairs, pursuant to subsections 4(1) to (3) of à (3) de la Loi sur les mesures économiques spé- the Special Economic Measures Acta, hereby makes cialesa, Son Excellence le Gouverneur général en the annexed Special Economic Measures (Syria) Reg- conseil prend le Règlement sur les mesures écono- ulations. miques spéciales visant la Syrie, ci-après. a a S.C. 1992, c. 17 L.C. 1992, ch. 17 Current to September 22, 2021 À jour au 22 septembre 2021 Last amended on March 4, 2019 Dernière modification le 4 mars 2019 Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regula- Règlement sur les mesures économiques tions spéciales visant la Syrie Interpretation Définitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. 1 Les définitions qui suivent s’appliquent au présent rè- glement. designated person means a person who is in Syria, or is a national of Syria who does not ordinarily reside in articles de luxe S’entend notamment d’articles tels que Canada, and whose name is listed in Schedule 1. (per- les bijoux, les pierres et métaux précieux, les montres, les sonne désignée) cigarettes, les boissons alcoolisées, le parfum, les vête- ments et accessoires griffés, les fourrures, les articles de luxury goods means goods such as jewellery, gems, pre- sport, les aéronefs personnels, les aliments et produits cious metals, watches, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, entrant dans la composition de mets fins, le homard, les perfume, designer clothing and accessories, furs, sport- ordinateurs, les téléviseurs et autres appareils électro- ing goods, private aircraft, gourmet foods and ingredi- niques. (luxury goods) ents, lobster, computers, televisions and other electronic devices. (articles de luxe) ministre Le ministre des Affaires étrangères. (Minister) Minister means the Minister of Foreign Affairs. (mi- personne désignée Toute personne qui se trouve en Sy- nistre) rie ou qui est un de ses nationaux ne résidant pas habi- tuellement au Canada et dont le nom est inscrit sur la Syria means the Syrian Arab Republic and includes liste établie à l’annexe 1. (designated person) (a) any political subdivision of Syria; Syrie La République arabe syrienne. Y sont assimilés : (b) the government, and any department, of Syria or a) ses subdivisions politiques; of a political subdivision of Syria; and b) son gouvernement et ses ministères et ceux de ses (c) any agency of Syria or of a political subdivision of subdivisions politiques; Syria. (Syrie) SOR/2012-107, s. 1; SOR/2012-145, s. 5. c) ses organismes et ceux de ses subdivisions poli- tiques. (Syria) DORS/2012-107, art. 1; DORS/2012-145, art. 5. List Liste 2 A person whose name is listed in Schedule 1 is a per- 2 Figure sur la liste établie à l’annexe 1 le nom de toute son in respect of whom the Governor in Council, on the personne dont le gouverneur en conseil est convaincu, recommendation of the Minister, is satisfied that there sur recommandation du ministre, qu’il existe des motifs are reasonable grounds to believe is raisonnables de croire qu’il s’agit de l’une ou l’autre des personnes suivantes : (a) a former or current senior official of the Govern- ment of Syria; a) tout cadre supérieur ou ancien cadre supérieur du gouvernement de la Syrie; (b) an associate or family member of a person set out in paragraph (a); b) l’associé ou un membre de la famille d’une per- sonne visée à l’alinéa a); (c) an entity owned or controlled by, or acting on be- half of, a person set out in paragraph (a) or (b); or c) l’entité appartenant à une personne visée aux ali- néas a) ou b) ou contrôlée par elle ou agissant pour son compte; Current to September 22, 2021 1 À jour au 22 septembre 2021 Last amended on March 4, 2019 Dernière modification le 4 mars 2019 Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations Règlement sur les mesures économiques spéciales visant la Syrie List Liste Sections 2-3.1 Articles 2-3.1 (d) an entity owned or controlled by, or acting on be- d) l’entité appartenant au gouvernement de la Syrie half of, the Government of Syria. ou contrôlée par elle ou agissant pour son compte. SOR/2012-145, s. 5. DORS/2012-145, art. 5. Prohibitions Interdictions 3 Subject to section 3.2, it is prohibited for any person in 3 Sous réserve de l’article 3.2, il est interdit à toute per- Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to sonne au Canada et à tout Canadien à l’étranger : (a) deal in any property, wherever situated, held by or a) d’effectuer une opération portant
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