Below find proposed changes to files in the time zone package: * australasia, europe, and southamerica: changes by Halász Sándor Viktor to fix URLs. * africa: changes to reflect Mauritius's 2008-2009 DST experiment. * southamerica and zone.tab: changes to reflect Brazilian time zone realignments. As usual, I plan to let these percolate over a weekend; if no problems are found tzdata2008d.tar.gz should appear on 2008-07-07. --ado diff -r -c old/africa new/africa *** old/africa Mon May 19 17:48:03 2008 --- new/africa Mon Jun 30 12:18:01 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)africa 8.11 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)africa 8.12 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, *************** *** 387,395 **** 0:00 - GMT # Mauritius ! # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis ! 4:00 - MUT # Mauritius Time # Agalega Is, Rodriguez # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius --- 387,443 ---- 0:00 - GMT # Mauritius ! # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): ! # Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial ! # basis. ! # ! # Some information about it from sources there: ! # <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_search_result.php?news_id=109689"> ! # http://www.lexpress.mu/display_search_result.php?news_id=109689 (French) ! # </a> ! # <a href="http://www.mcci.org/readmorechamber.aspx?id=359"> ! # http://www.mcci.org/readmorechamber.aspx?id=359 ! # </a> ! # ! # Based on the articles like those above and contact with government ! # officials, we have written more about it here: ! # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html"> ! # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html ! # </a> ! # ! # It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to ! # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful. Current zoneinfo or ! # Shanks/Pottenger do not contain any details about this 1982-83 change. ! ! # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): ! # Mauritius plan to introduce Summer Time (DST) on 1st November 2008 has ! # been confirmed on authoritative web site-Government Information ! # Service-Government of Mauritius. ! # ! # Please check out ! # <a href="http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"> ! # http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b2412... ! # </a> ! # or ! # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius01.html"> ! # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius01.html ! # </a> ! # ! # Thus Summer Time is being introduced on a pilot basis. The clock will ! # be moved forward one hour as from 1st November 2008 to 31st March ! # 2009.... ! ! # From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): ! # The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A ! # final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving ! # would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. ! ! # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S ! Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 S ! Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Apr 1 0:00 0:00 - ! # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis ! 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time # Agalega Is, Rodriguez # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius diff -r -c old/australasia new/australasia *** old/australasia Mon Mar 24 08:30:58 2008 --- new/australasia Mon Jun 30 11:54:56 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)australasia 8.8 # <pre> # This file also includes Pacific islands. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)australasia 8.9 # <pre> # This file also includes Pacific islands. *************** *** 1346,1352 **** # * Tonga will introduce DST in November # # I was given this link by John Letts: ! # <a hef="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm"> # http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm # </a> # --- 1346,1352 ---- # * Tonga will introduce DST in November # # I was given this link by John Letts: ! # <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm"> # http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm # </a> # *************** *** 1356,1362 **** # (12 + 1 hour DST). # From Arthur David Olson (1999-09-20): ! # According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html> # http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html # </a>: # "Daylight Savings Time will take effect on Oct. 2 through April 15, 2000 --- 1356,1362 ---- # (12 + 1 hour DST). # From Arthur David Olson (1999-09-20): ! # According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html"> # http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html # </a>: # "Daylight Savings Time will take effect on Oct. 2 through April 15, 2000 diff -r -c old/europe new/europe *** old/europe Mon Mar 24 08:30:58 2008 --- new/europe Mon Jun 30 11:54:56 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)europe 8.12 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)europe 8.13 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, *************** *** 457,463 **** Rule EU 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S Rule EU 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - # The most recent directive covers the years starting in 2002. See: ! # <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html" # Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council # of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements. # </a> --- 457,463 ---- Rule EU 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S Rule EU 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - # The most recent directive covers the years starting in 2002. See: ! # <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html"> # Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council # of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements. # </a> *************** *** 1099,1104 **** --- 1099,1106 ---- # From Paul Eggert (2003-03-08): # <a href="http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf"> + # http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee852566230045... + # </a> # says that Bersarin issued an order to use Moscow time on May 20. # However, Moscow did not observe daylight saving in 1945, so # this was equivalent to CEMT (GMT+3), not GMT+4. diff -r -c old/southamerica new/southamerica *** old/southamerica Mon Mar 24 08:30:58 2008 --- new/southamerica Mon Jun 30 18:37:16 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)southamerica 8.19 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)southamerica 8.22 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, *************** *** 546,551 **** --- 546,595 ---- # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil # </a>. + # From Paul Schulze (2008-06-24): + # ...by law number 11.662 of April 24, 2008 (published in the "Dirio Oficial da Unio"...) + # in Brazil there are changes in the timezones, effective today (00:00am + # at June 24, 2008) as follows: + # + # a) The timezone UTC+5 is e[x]tinguished, with all the Acre state and the + # part of the Amazonas state that had this timezone now being put to the + # timezone UTC+4 + # b) The whole Par state now is put at timezone UTC+3, instead of just + # part of it, as was before. + # + # This change follows a proposal of senator Tio Viana of Acre state, that + # proposed it due to concerns about open television channels displaying + # programs inappropriate to youths in the states that had the timezone + # UTC+5 too early in the night. In the occasion, some more corrections + # were proposed, trying to unify the timezones of any given state. This + # change modifies timezone rules defined in decree 2.784 of 18 June, + # 1913. + + # From Rodrigo Severo (2008-06-24): + # Just correcting the URL: + # <a href="https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=3Ddo&secao=3D1&pagina=3D1&data=3D25/04/2008"> + # https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=3Ddo&secao=3D1&pag... + # </a> + # + # As a result of the above Decree I believe the America/Rio_Branco + # timezone shall be modified from UTC-5 to UTC-4 and a new timezone shall + # be created to represent the the west side of the Para State. I + # suggest this new timezone be called Santarem as the most + # important/populated city in the affected area. + # + # This new timezone would be the same as the Rio_Branco timezone up to + # the 2008/06/24 change which would be to UTC-3 instead of UTC-4. + + # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-24): + # This is a quick reference page for New and Old Brazil Time Zones map. + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php + # </a> + # + # - 4 time zones replaced by 3 time zones-eliminating time zone UTC- 05 + # (state Acre and the part of the Amazonas will be UTC/GMT- 04) - western + # part of Par state is moving to one timezone UTC- 03 (from UTC -04). + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01) # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm">21,896</a> (1932-01-10) *************** *** 662,674 **** Rule Brazil 2000 2001 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2001 2006 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - # Decree 4,399 (2002-10-01) repeals DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE. ! # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm"></a> Rule Brazil 2002 only - Nov 3 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 4,844 (2003-09-24; corrected 2003-09-26) repeals DST in BA, MT, TO. ! # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2003/D4844.htm"></a> Rule Brazil 2003 only - Oct 19 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 5,223 (2004-10-01) reestablishes DST in MT. ! # <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm"></a> Rule Brazil 2004 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19), # adopted by the same states as before. --- 706,718 ---- Rule Brazil 2000 2001 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2001 2006 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - # Decree 4,399 (2002-10-01) repeals DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE. ! # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm">4,339</a> Rule Brazil 2002 only - Nov 3 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 4,844 (2003-09-24; corrected 2003-09-26) repeals DST in BA, MT, TO. ! # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2003/D4844.htm">4,844</a> Rule Brazil 2003 only - Oct 19 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 5,223 (2004-10-01) reestablishes DST in MT. ! # <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm">5,223</a> Rule Brazil 2004 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19), # adopted by the same states as before. *************** *** 687,693 **** # For dates after mid-2008, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses # and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all. - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Fernando de Noronha (administratively part of PE) --- 731,736 ---- *************** *** 775,782 **** -4:00 - AMT 2004 Oct 1 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT # ! # west Para (PA), Rondonia (RO) ! # West Para includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, Oriximina, and Santarem. Zone America/Porto_Velho -4:15:36 - LMT 1914 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12 -4:00 - AMT --- 818,831 ---- -4:00 - AMT 2004 Oct 1 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT # ! # west Para (PA) ! Zone America/Santarem -3:38:48 - LMT 1914 ! -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12 ! -4:00 - AMT 2008 Jun 24 ! -3:00 - BRT ! # ! # Rondonia (RO) ! # Rondonia includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, and Oriximina. Zone America/Porto_Velho -4:15:36 - LMT 1914 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12 -4:00 - AMT *************** *** 808,816 **** # Acre (AC) Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12 ! -5:00 - ACT - # Chile # From Eduardo Krell (1995-10-19): --- 857,865 ---- # Acre (AC) Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12 ! -5:00 - ACT 2008 Jun 24 ! -4:00 - AMT # Chile # From Eduardo Krell (1995-10-19): diff -r -c old/zone.tab new/zone.tab *** old/zone.tab Mon Mar 24 08:30:59 2008 --- new/zone.tab Mon Jun 30 18:37:16 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.16 # # TZ zone descriptions # --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.18 # # TZ zone descriptions # *************** *** 92,98 **** BR -2332-04637 America/Sao_Paulo S & SE Brazil (GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS) BR -2027-05437 America/Campo_Grande Mato Grosso do Sul BR -1535-05605 America/Cuiaba Mato Grosso ! BR -0846-06354 America/Porto_Velho W Para, Rondonia BR +0249-06040 America/Boa_Vista Roraima BR -0308-06001 America/Manaus E Amazonas BR -0640-06952 America/Eirunepe W Amazonas --- 92,99 ---- BR -2332-04637 America/Sao_Paulo S & SE Brazil (GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS) BR -2027-05437 America/Campo_Grande Mato Grosso do Sul BR -1535-05605 America/Cuiaba Mato Grosso ! BR -0226-05452 America/Santarem W Para ! BR -0846-06354 America/Porto_Velho Rondonia BR +0249-06040 America/Boa_Vista Roraima BR -0308-06001 America/Manaus E Amazonas BR -0640-06952 America/Eirunepe W Amazonas