CANADA IMPLEMENTING DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION OF

UNCLAS OTTAWA 000451 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/RA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM KNNP NSG IR CA SUBJECT: CANADA IMPLEMENTING DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION OF UNSCR 1803 REF: STATE 29464 ¶1. (U) This is an action request - see para four. ¶2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Nuclear Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht confirmed on April 1 that Canada will implement all the requirements of UNSCR 1803, and that the government will do so via amendments to Canada's United Nations Act Iran Regulations. The process of updating relevant Canadian law should be completed by the end of the month, he said. ¶3. (SBU) Van Haastrecht reiterated that Canada scrutinizes all export licenses for products destined to Iran, and has prohibited the exportation of dual-use items for several years. He underscored that Canada had also put into place the non-binding aspects of the UNSCR 1803 regarding export credits, financial monitoring, and cargo inspections. ¶4. (SBU) Action request: Van Haastrecht commented that Canada was studying ways further to strengthen the Iran Regulations under its United Nations Act, such as making watch lists more effective, and would welcome input from U.S. experts working these issues. Embassy requests that ISN/RA identify an expert counterpart with whom Canadian officials could confer on this matter. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada WILKINS