Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 5) 2023

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Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 5) 2023

Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 1st day of May 2023

Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council

These regulations are made under section 9 of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs made in accordance with section 8 of that Act.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 5) 2023.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 5 May 2023.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022.

4 Part 1 of table in Schedule 2 amended

In Schedule 2, table, Part 1, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order the items set out in Part 1 of the Schedule of these regulations.

5 Part 2 of table in Schedule 2 amended

In Schedule 2, table, Part 2, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order the items set out in Part 2 of the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule New items inserted into table in Schedule 2

rr 4, 5

Part 1 Further entities that are sanctioned

AO Ural Civil Aviation Factoryrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Baikal Electronics JSCrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Crocus Nano Electronicsrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federationrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Independent Insurance Group LTDrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Forcerr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Joint Stock Company Battery Company Rigel rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Joint Stock Company Plant Universalmash rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Joint Stock Company Radioavionica rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Limited Liability Company Alabuga-Fibrerr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Lipetsk Mechanical Plant LLCrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
LLC CSTrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
LLC RT-Komplektrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Oboronlogistics LLCrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Safiran Airport Servicesrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Special Technology Centre LLCrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Uvicom Ltdrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Zvezda PJSCrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

Part 2 Further individuals who are sanctioned

Ali Reza Tangsirirr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Asghar Mahmoudirr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Ghassem Damavandianrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Hossein Shamsabadirr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Kirill Vasilyevrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Nikolay Valentinovich Andrianovrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Stanislav Valentinovich Makshakovrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Ivanovrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vladimir Mikhailovich Bogdanovrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 5 May 2023, amend the Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022 (the principal regulations).

All the amendments fulfil the purpose of the principal regulations, which is to give effect to the Russia Sanctions Act 2022 by imposing sanctions in response to Russia’s military actions in relation to Ukraine (and in response to any assistance given to Russia from any other country or person in connection with those actions).

These regulations—

  • add the names of entities so that the sanctions regime applies to them (regulation 4):

  • add the names of individuals so that the sanctions regime applies to them (regulation 5).

These entities and individuals are part of Russia’s military-industrial complex or are Iranian actors providing military support to Russia.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 4 May 2023.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.