Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bertin.
In terms of determining the ownership of the vessel, there are various ways. The simplest one is that the vessel is owned by Russia and has a Russian flag on its stern, so it's a Russian vessel. It can be owned by Russia, but registered in another country. That's also often very clear.
Where sometimes the analysis needs to be a bit more in-depth is when the vessel is being chartered, partly chartered or leased. That's where, with the maritime security operation centres' partners—the Coast Guard, National Defence, CBSA, the RCMP, Transport Canada, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans—we do an in-depth analysis of all the elements that are received on this particular vessel and its cargo, and we time our analysis to the pre-arrival report, which is normally sent to the maritime security operation centre. Equipped with this analysis, we provide as much detailed information as we can to our Global Affairs colleagues, who make the final determination and may request additional paperwork if there is any concern in terms of whether the vessel or any of its charterers could meet the definition under the sanctions.
It is a complex operation, but supported by many departments to be able to have a thorough analysis of that vessel.