# @(#)africa8.3

# @(#)africa8.5

# <pre>

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00.

# Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29.

RuleEgypt1995max-AprlastFri 0:00s1:00S

RuleEgypt1995max-SeplastThu23:00s0-

RuleEgypt19952005-SeplastThu23:00s0-

# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19):

# The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports:

# Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday

# after observing the daylight saving time since May.

# http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf

RuleEgypt2006only-Sep2123:00s0-

RuleEgypt2007max-SeplastThu23:00s0-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAfrica/Cairo2:05:00 -LMT1900 Oct

#@(#)asia8.6

#%W%

# <pre>

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# For Jordan I have received multiple independent user reports every year

# about DST end dates, as the end-rule is different every year.

#

# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-10-01), after a heads-up from Hilal Malawi:

# http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm

# "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".

#

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleJordan1973only-Jun60:001:00S

RuleJordan19731975-Oct10:000-

RuleJordan2000max-MarlastThu0:00s1:00S

RuleJordan2003only-Oct240:00s0-

RuleJordan2004only-Oct150:00s0-

RuleJordan2005max-SeplastFri0:00s0-

RuleJordan2005only-SeplastFri0:00s0-

RuleJordan2006max-OctlastFri0:00s0-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Amman2:23:44 -LMT1931

2:00JordanEE%sT

# Gaza changed as well, but presumed Gaza to follow the same rules as

# the West Bank.

# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-26):

# according to the Palestine News Network (2006-09-19):

# http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=596&Itemid=5

# > The Council of Ministers announced that this year its winter schedule

# > will begin early, as of midnight Thursday. It is also time to turn

# > back the clocks for winter. Friday will begin an hour late this week.

# I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well,

# because of the Ramadan.

# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule EgyptAsia1957only-May100:001:00S

Rule Palestine19992005-AprFri>=150:001:00S

Rule Palestine19992003-OctFri>=150:000-

Rule Palestine2004only-Oct 11:000-

Rule Palestine2005max-Oct 42:000-

Rule Palestine2005only-Oct 42:000-

Rule Palestine2006max-Apr 10:001:00S

Rule Palestine2006only-Sep220:000-

Rule Palestine2007max-OctFri>=150:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Gaza2:17:52-LMT1900 Oct

# IATA SSIM (1998-02) says 1998-04-02;

# (1998-09) says 1999-03-29 and 1999-09-29; (1999-02) says 1999-04-02,

# 2000-04-02, and 2001-04-02; (1999-09) says 2000-03-31 and 2001-03-31;

# ignore all these claims and go with Shanks & Pottenger.

# (2006) says 2006-03-31 and 2006-09-22;

# for now ignore all these claims and go with Shanks & Pottenger,

# except for the 2006-09-22 claim (which seems right for Ramadan).

RuleSyria19941996-Apr 10:001:00S

RuleSyria1994max-Oct 10:000-

RuleSyria19942005-Oct 10:000-

RuleSyria19971998-MarlastMon0:001:00S

RuleSyria1999max-Apr 10:001:00S

# From Stephen Colebourne (2006-09-18):

# According to IATA data, Syria will change DST on 21st September [21:00 UTC]

# this year [only].... This is probably related to Ramadan, like Egypt.

RuleSyria2006only-Sep220:000-

RuleSyria2007max-Oct 10:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Damascus2:25:12 -LMT1920# Dimashq

2:00SyriaEE%sT

# @(#)europe8.5

# @(#)europe8.6

# <pre>

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

1:00EUCE%sT

# Bosnia and Herzegovina

# see Serbia and Montenegro

# see Serbia

# Bulgaria

#

2:00EUEE%sT

# Croatia

# see Serbia and Montenegro

# see Serbia

# Cyprus

# Please see the `asia' file for Asia/Nicosia.

1:00EUCE%sT

# Macedonia

# see Serbia and Montenegro

# see Serbia

# Malta

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

1:00FranceCE%sT1977

1:00EUCE%sT

# Montenegro

# see Serbia

# Netherlands

# Howse writes that the Netherlands' railways used GMT between 1892 and 1940,

11:00RussiaANA%sT1992 Jan 19 2:00s

12:00RussiaANA%sT

# Serbia and Montenegro

# Serbia

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneEurope/Belgrade1:22:00-LMT1884

1:00-CET1941 Apr 18 23:00

1:00-CET1982 Nov 27

1:00EUCE%sT

Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Ljubljana# Slovenia

Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Podgorica# Montenegro

Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Sarajevo# Bosnia and Herzegovina

Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Skopje# Macedonia

Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Zagreb# Croatia

Link Europe/Prague Europe/Bratislava

# Slovenia

# see Serbia and Montenegro

# see Serbia

# Spain

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

# @(#)northamerica8.8

# @(#)northamerica8.9

# <pre>

# also includes Central America and the Caribbean

# advanced by sixty minutes their official time, yesterday at 2 in the

# morning, and will stay that way until 30.th. of september.

#

# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-09-30):

# http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/buscador_gaceta/BD/DECRETOS/2006/D-063-2006P-PRN-Cambio-Hora.pdf

# My informal translation runs:

# The natural sun time is restored in all the national territory, in that the

# time is returned one hour at 01:00 am of October 1 of 2006.

#

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleNic19791980-MarSun>=160:001:00D

RuleNic19791980-JunMon>=230:000S

RuleNic2005only-Apr100:001:00D

RuleNic20052006-OctSun>=10:000S

RuleNic2005only-OctSun>=10:000S

RuleNic2006only-Apr302:001:00D

RuleNic2006only-OctSun>=11:000S

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAmerica/Managua-5:45:08 -LMT1890

-5:45:12 -MMT1934 Jun 23 # Managua Mean Time?

#@(#)southamerica8.3

#%W%

# <pre>

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from

# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html">

# Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil

# </a> (2001-09-20, in Portuguese).

# The official site for all decrees, including those not related to time, is

# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/principal_ano.htm">

# Presidencia da Republica, Subchefia para Assuntos Juridicos, Decretos

# </a> (in Portuguese).

# </a>.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01)

# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3916.gif">3,916</a>

# (2001-09-13) reestablishes DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE.

RuleBrazil20002001-OctSun>=8 0:001:00S

RuleBrazil2001max-FebSun>=15 0:000-

RuleBrazil20012006-FebSun>=15 0:000-

# 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>

RuleBrazil2002only-Nov 3 0:001:00S

RuleBrazil2004only-Nov 2 0:001:00S

# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19),

# adopted by the same states as before.

RuleBrazil2005max-OctSun>=15 0:001:00S

RuleBrazil2005only-Oct16 0:001:00S

# Decree <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2006/Decreto/D5920.htm">5,920</a>

# (2006-10-03), adopted by the same states as before.

RuleBrazil2006max-NovSun>=1 0:001:00S

RuleBrazil2007max-FeblastSun 0:000-

# The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST:

# DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP.

# For dates after mid-2006, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses

# For dates after mid-2007, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses

# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.

# 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2.

RuleUruguay2005only-Oct 9 2:001:00S

RuleUruguay2006only-Mar12 2:000-

# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-09-06):

# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF

RuleUruguay2006max-OctSun>=1 2:001:00S

RuleUruguay2007max-MarSun>=8 2:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

Zone America/Montevideo-3:44:44 -LMT1898 Jun 28

-3:44:44 -MMT1920 May 1# Montevideo MT

MA+3339-00735Africa/Casablanca

MC+4342+00723Europe/Monaco

MD+4700+02850Europe/Chisinau

ME+4247+01928Europe/Podgorica

MG-1855+04731Indian/Antananarivo

MH+0709+17112Pacific/Majuromost locations

MH+0905+16720Pacific/KwajaleinKwajalein

QA+2517+05132Asia/Qatar

RE-2052+05528Indian/Reunion

RO+4426+02606Europe/Bucharest

RS+4450+02030Europe/Belgrade

RU+5443+02030Europe/KaliningradMoscow-01- Kaliningrad

RU+5545+03735Europe/MoscowMoscow+00- west Russia

RU+4844+04425Europe/VolgogradMoscow+00- Caspian Sea