Announcement
05 Dec 2023
In December 2023, the government of Canada announced sanctions on the trade of diamonds and related products with Russia.
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Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
05 Dec 2023
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 05 Dec 2023
Export ban
In force
On 5 December 2023, the government of Canada adopted Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SOR/2023-258), imposing a ban on the exportation of certain diamonds and d...
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Announced: 05 Dec 2023
Import ban
In force
On 5 December 2023, the government of Canada adopted Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SOR/2023-258), imposing a ban on the importation of diamonds and diamond p...
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