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From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:25:56 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Cite Mexican degree for Quintana Roo change
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* northamerica, NEWS: Add citation and summary of decree.
(Thanks to Carlos Ra��l Perasso.)
---
 NEWS         |  8 ++++++++
 northamerica | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0f58238..b70ce73 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 News for the tz database
 
+Unreleased, experimental changes
+
+  Changes affecting commentary
+
+    Cite the recent Mexican decree changing Quintana Roo's time zone.
+    (Thanks to Carlos Ra��l Perasso.)
+
+
 Release 2015a - 2015-01-29 22:35:20 -0800
 
   Changes affecting future time stamps
diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica
index cb94c5e..ad7e106 100644
--- a/northamerica
+++ b/northamerica
@@ -2312,8 +2312,24 @@ Zone America/Dawson	-9:17:40 -	LMT	1900 Aug 20
 # "...the new time zone will come into effect at two o'clock on the first Sunday
 # of February, when we will have to advance the clock one hour from its current
 # time..."
-#
 # Also, the new zone will not use DST.
+#
+# From Carlos Ra��l Perasso (2015-02-02):
+# The decree that modifies the Mexican Hour System Law has finally
+# been published at the Diario Oficial de la Federaci��n
+# http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5380123&fecha=31/01/2015
+# It establishes 5 zones for Mexico:
+# 1- Zona Centro (Central Zone): Corresponds to longitude 90 W,
+#    includes most of Mexico, excluding what's mentioned below.
+# 2- Zona Pac��fico (Pacific Zone): Longitude 105 W, includes the
+#    states of Baja California Sur; Chihuahua; Nayarit (excluding Bah��a
+#    de Banderas which lies in Central Zone); Sinaloa and Sonora.
+# 3- Zona Noroeste (Northwest Zone): Longitude 120 W, includes the
+#    state of Baja California.
+# 4- Zona Sureste (Southeast Zone): Longitude 75 W, includes the state
+#    of Quintana Roo.
+# 5- The islands, reefs and keys shall take their timezone from the
+#    longitude they are located at.
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Mexico	1939	only	-	Feb	5	0:00	1:00	D
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