Designated by the Canadian government in July 2010 as an entity contributing to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or to its development of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or their delivery systems; designation prohibits Canadian parties from providing goods or financial services to the entity or dealing in property held by the entity. Reportedly imported "Bearing SP3181" ball bearings, allegedly used in rocket and missile guidance units, from France's ADR Company via Turkey; with the assistance of Italy's Frusca Company, the goods were reportedly ordered by Turkey's Step AS, which listed Turkey on the end user certificate; was reportedly the intended recipient of two containers of tank track components, shipped from Israel by Avichai Weinstein, reported owner and manager of PAD Ltd.; the shipment reportedly included U.S.-made rubber pads for M-113 APC tracks, but was reportedly discovered by German customs authorities in the port of Hamburg in August 2002; reportedly according to German customs authorities, the shipment was not bound for Thailand, per the export license issued by the Israeli Defense Ministry, but rather for "onward consignment to Iran"; reportedly controlled by the purchasing office of the Iranian Army.