Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations

Marginal note:Exceptions to section 3

18 Section 3 does not apply in respect of

• (a) any activity engaged in under an agreement or arrangement between Canada and Burma;

• (b) any payment made by or on behalf of a designated person that is due under a contract that the designated person entered into before they became a designated person, provided that the payment is not made to a designated person or to a person acting on behalf of a designated person;

• (c) any goods made available, or services provided, to or by any of the following entities for the purpose of safeguarding human life, disaster relief, democratization, stabilization or providing food, medicine, medical supplies or equipment or development assistance:

  • (i) an international organization with diplomatic status,

  • (ii) a United Nations agency,

  • (iii) the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, or

  • (iv) a non-governmental organization that has entered into a grant or contribution agreement with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade or the Canadian International Development Agency; and

• (d) any transaction necessary for a Canadian to transfer any existing accounts, funds or investments of a Canadian held with a designated person to a person other than a designated person.