Dear Paul, you've correct , de decree includes --05 GMT for Eastern Island (Chile/Eastern_Island or Pacific/Eastern_Island ) for Summer Time and --06 from May to August, always keeping a 2 hours difference from the Continent. Saludos/Regards ----- Mensaje original ----- De: "Paul Koning" <Paul_Koning@dell.com> Para: eromerou@interior.gov.cl CC: tz@iana.org Enviados: Viernes, 18 de Marzo 2016 12:38:41 Asunto: Re: [tz] Chile goes back to DST (...) On Mar 18, 2016, at 7:03 AM, Eduardo Romero Urra < eromerou@interior.gov.cl > wrote: Dear Paul, Today has been publishied the official report for the DST change for Chile, includes rules until May of 2019 http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/media/2016/03/18/do-20160318.pdf Rules: GMT --04 : Starts at second Saturday of May at 24:00 Hrs Is that the same as "Sunday after the second saturday of May, at 00:00 hrs? I noticed the announcement also states that the same rule (but with an offset of -6 hours instead of -4) applies to Easter Island and Sala y Gomez Islands. paul