Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations

Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the actions of Belarus constitute 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)^a, (1.1)^b, (2) and (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act^c, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations.

^a S.C. 2017, c. 21, s. 17(1)

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

^c S.C. 1992, c. 17

Amendments

1 (1) Section 2 of the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations¹ is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a):

(a.1) a person engaged in activities that directly or indirectly facilitate, support, provide funding for or contribute to a violation or attempted violation of the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine or that obstruct the work of international organizations in Ukraine;

(2) Subsections 2(c) to (e) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

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

(d) a family member of a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) or (g);

(e) an entity owned, held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) or acting on behalf of or at the direction of such a person;

(f) an entity owned, held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by Belarus or acting on behalf of or at the direction of Belarus; or

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

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

(b) Belarusbank, Belagroprombank or any other entity controlled by Belarus; or

3 Paragraph 3.2(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(b) Belarusbank, Belagroprombank or any other entity controlled by Belarus; or

4 Paragraph 3.3(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(a) Belarus or an entity controlled by Belarus; or

5 The heading of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Individuals — Gross Human Rights Violations

6 Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after Part 1:

Part 1.1

Individuals — Grave Breach of International Peace and Security

1. Inna Vladimirovna OLEKSINA
2. Vitaly Alekseyevich OLEKSIN
3. Denis Aleksandrovich MIKUSHEV
4. Vyacheslav Ivanovich TULEYKO
5. Igor Sergeyevich KABUSHEV
6. Igor Vasilyevich KARPENKO
7. Grigory Yuryevich AZARYONOK
8. Lyudmila GLADKAYA
9. Igor Petrovich TUR
10. Ekaterina Vorobei SMUSHKOVICH
11. Ivan Ivanovich GOLOVATY
12. Anatoly Mechislavovich MARKEVICH
13. Valery Nikolaevich IVANOV
14. Aleksandr Grigoryevich VOLFOVICH
15. Dmitry Aleksandrovich PANTUS
16. Viachaslau Yevgenyevich RASSALAI
17. Аlexey Ivanovich RIMASHEVSKIY
18. Aliaksandr Petrovich VETENEVICH
19. Aliaksandr Yauhenavich SHATROU

7 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after item 12:

13. Absolutbank
14. Amkodor Holding
15. Belaruskali OAO
16. Belarusian Potash Company
17. Naftan Oil Refinery
18. Grodno Tobacco Factory 'Neman'
19. Minsk Tractor Works
20. Belneftkhim
21. Emirates Blue Sky
22. Dubai Water Front
23. Belinvestbank
24. Belbizneslizing
25. Belinvest-Engineering
26. Bank Dabrabyt
27. State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus (SAMI)
28. Public Joint Stock Company Integral
29. 24x7 Panoptes
30. Sokhra
31. Synesis
32. Inter Tobacco
33. Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant
34. Belspetsvneshtechnika
35. Scientific and Production Limited Liability Company OKB TSP
36. 558 Aircraft Repair Plant
37. Minotor-Service

Application Before Publication

8 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

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

¹ SOR/2020-214