Global Affairs Canada advised of the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations, which impose sanctions against members of the current Syrian regime. In addition to the restrictions on dealings with designated persons, the Regulations prohibit:
- The import of goods, excluding food for human consumption, from Syria;
- The provision or acquisition of financial services to, from or for the for the benefit of or on the direction or order of Syria or any person in Syria;
- New investments in Syria;
- The export to Syria of goods, including technical data, used for monitoring telecommunications;
- The export of luxury goods to Syria;
- The exports of goods listed in Schedule 2 of the Regulations, including any technical data related to such goods.
For more information and details on the measures imposed against Syria, click here.