Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the actions of the Russian Federation constitute a grave breach of international peace and security that has resulted 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 Order Respecting the Seizure of Property Situated in Canada (Aircraft RA-82078) under paragraph 4(1)(b) a and subsection 4(1.1) b of the Special Economic Measures Act c. S.C. 2023, c. 26, s. 254(1) S.C. 2017, c. 21, s. 17(2) S.C. 1992, c. 17
Seizure
This Order applies to the An-124-100-150 aircraft manufactured by Aviastar-SP, with the registration number RA-82078 and serial number 9773054559153, that is located at Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) in Toronto and owned — or held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by Aleksey Ivanovich Isaykin, Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Ireland) Limited, Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V., Sberbank, Volga-Dnepr Airlines or Volga-Dnepr Group, which are all persons identified in the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
The aircraft referred to in section 1 is seized in such a manner that no dealing can be carried out with respect to the aircraft, other than by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and such that that Minister takes possession and control of the aircraft and is authorized to manage or otherwise deal with the aircraft.
Application Before Publication
For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, this Order applies according to its terms before it is published in the Canada Gazette.
Repeal
The Order Respecting the Seizure of Property Situated in Canada (Volga-Dnepr Airlines or Volga-Dnepr Group) 1 is repealed. SOR/2023-120
Coming into Force
This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.