# <pre>

# @(#)africa8.33

# @(#)africa8.35

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has

# also been like that in the past.

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09):

# According to Infom&eacute;diaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma),

# on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure l&eacute;gale:

# Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'&eacute;t&eacute;

# <a href="http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9">

# http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9

# </a>

# Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on

# the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on

# last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012)

# except the month of Ramadan.

# or (brief)

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html

# </a>

# From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10):

# The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in

# effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day;

# it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX.

# Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about

# start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX.

# From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16):

# Seen Morocco change again:

# <a href="http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php">

# http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php

# </a>

# "...&agrave; partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars,

# comme annonc&eacute; pr&eacute;c&eacute;demment."

# RULENAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleMorocco1939only-Sep12 0:001:00S

RuleMorocco2010only-Aug 8 0:000-

RuleMorocco2011only-Apr 3 0:001:00S

RuleMorocco2011only-Jul 31 00-

RuleMorocco2012max-Apr lastSun 2:001:00S

RuleMorocco2012max-Sep lastSun 3:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

Zone Africa/Casablanca-0:30:20 -LMT1913 Oct 26

0:00MoroccoWE%sT1984 Mar 16

# <pre>

# @(#)antarctica8.9

# @(#)antarctica8.10

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

RuleChileAQ1998only-MarSun>=93:00u0-

RuleChileAQ1998only-Sep274:00u1:00S

RuleChileAQ1999only-Apr 43:00u0-

RuleChileAQ1999max-OctSun>=94:00u1:00S

RuleChileAQ2000max-MarSun>=93:00u0-

RuleChileAQ19992010-OctSun>=94:00u1:00S

RuleChileAQ20002007-MarSun>=93:00u0-

# N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,

# which is used below in specifying the transition.

RuleChileAQ2008only-Mar303:00u0-

RuleChileAQ2009only-MarSun>=93:00u0-

RuleChileAQ2010only-AprSun>=13:00u0-

RuleChileAQ2011only-MaySun>=23:00u0-

RuleChileAQ2011only-AugSun>=164:00u1:00S

RuleChileAQ2012only-AprSun>=233:00u0-

RuleChileAQ2012only-SepSun>=24:00u1:00S

RuleChileAQ2013max-MarSun>=93:00u0-

RuleChileAQ2013max-OctSun>=94:00u1:00S

# These rules are stolen from the `australasia' file.

RuleAusAQ1917only-Jan 10:011:00-

# Western (Aus) Standard Time

11:00-CAST2010 Mar 5 2:00

# Casey Time

8:00-WST2011 Oct 28 2:00

11:00-CAST2012 Feb 21 17:00u

8:00-WST

Zone Antarctica/Davis0-zzz1957 Jan 13

7:00-DAVT1964 Nov # Davis Time

0-zzz1969 Feb

7:00-DAVT2009 Oct 18 2:00

5:00-DAVT2010 Mar 10 20:00u

7:00-DAVT2011 Oct 28 2:00

5:00-DAVT2012 Feb 21 20:00u

7:00-DAVT

Zone Antarctica/Mawson0-zzz1954 Feb 13

6:00-MAWT2009 Oct 18 2:00

# @(#)asia8.69

# <pre>

# @(#)asia8.73

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

Rule RussiaAsia19931995-SeplastSun 2:00s0-

Rule RussiaAsia1996max-OctlastSun 2:00s0-

# From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):

# While Russia abandoned DST in 2011, Armenia may choose to

# follow Russia's "old" rules.

# Afghanistan

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Kabul4:36:48 -LMT1890

# in 1996, though it did use DST in 1995. IATA SSIM (1991/1998) reports that

# Armenia switched from 3:00 to 4:00 in 1998 and observed DST after 1991,

# but started switching at 3:00s in 1998.

# From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):

# While Russia abandoned DST in 2011, Armenia may choose to

# follow Russia's "old" rules.

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-02-10):

# According to News Armenia, on Feb 9, 2012,

# http://newsarmenia.ru/society/20120209/42609695.html

#

# The Armenia National Assembly adopted final reading of Amendments to the

# Law "On procedure of calculation time on the territory of the Republic of

# Armenia" according to which Armenia [is] abolishing Daylight Saving Time.

# or

# (brief)

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_armenia03.html

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Yerevan2:58:00 -LMT1924 May 2

3:00-YERT1957 Mar # Yerevan Time

4:00 RussiaAsia YER%sT1991 Mar 31 2:00s

3:001:00YERST1991 Sep 23 # independence

3:00 RussiaAsiaAM%sT1995 Sep 24 2:00s

4:00-AMT1997

4:00 RussiaAsiaAM%sT

4:00 RussiaAsiaAM%sT2012 Mar 25 2:00s

4:00-AMT

# Azerbaijan

# From Rustam Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum (2005-10-23):

# http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26):

# Palestinian news sources tell that both Gaza and West Bank will start DST

# on Friday (Thursday midnight, 2012-03-29 24:00).

# Some of many sources in Arabic:

# <a href="http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638">

# http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638

# </a>

#

# <a href="http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html">

# http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html

# </a>

#

# Our brief summary:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html

# </a>

# From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-27):

# The timeanddate article for 2012 says that "the end date has not yet been

# announced" and that "Last year, both...paused daylight saving time during...

# Ramadan. It is not yet known [for] 2012."

# For now, assume both switch back on the last Friday in September. XXX

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule EgyptAsia1957only-May100:001:00S

Rule EgyptAsia19571958-Oct 10:000-

2:00JordanEE%sT1999

2:00 PalestineEE%sT2011 Apr 2 12:01

2:001:00EEST2011 Aug 1

2:00-EET2012 Mar 30

2:001:00EEST2012 Sep 28

2:00-EET

ZoneAsia/Hebron2:20:23-LMT1900 Oct

2:001:00EEST2011 Aug 1

2:00-EET2011 Aug 30

2:001:00EEST2011 Sep 30 3:00

2:00-EET2012 Mar 30

2:001:00EEST2012 Sep 28 3:00

2:00-EET

# Paracel Is

# http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421 (Arabic)

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26):

# Today, Syria's government announced that they will start DST early on Friday

# (00:00). This is a bit earlier than the past two years.

#

# From Syrian Arab News Agency, in Arabic:

# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm">

# http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm

# </a>

#

# Our brief summary:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html

# </a>

# From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-27):

# Assume last Friday in March going forward XXX.

RuleSyria2008only-AprFri>=10:001:00S

RuleSyria2008only-Nov10:000-

RuleSyria2009only-MarlastFri0:001:00S

RuleSyria2010max-AprFri>=10:001:00S

RuleSyria20102011-AprFri>=10:001:00S

RuleSyria2012max-MarlastFri0:001:00S

RuleSyria2009max-OctlastFri0:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

# <pre>

# @(#)australasia8.29

# @(#)australasia8.30

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# Dateline Change skip Friday 30th Dec 2011

# Thursday 29th December 201123:59:59 Hours

# Saturday 31st December 201100:00:00 Hours

#

# Clarification by Tim Parenti (2012-01-03):

# Although Samoa has used Daylight Saving Time in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012

# seasons, there is not yet any indication that this trend will continue on

# a regular basis. For now, we have explicitly listed the transitions below.

Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 -LMT1879 Jul 5

-11:26:56 -LMT1911

-11:30-SAMT1950# Samoa Time

11:00-SBT# Solomon Is Time

# Tokelau Is

#

# From Gwillim Law (2011-12-29)

# A correspondent informed me that Tokelau, like Samoa, will be skipping

# December 31 this year, thereby changing its time zone from UTC-10 to

# UTC+14. When I tried to verify this statement, I found a confirming

# article in Time magazine online

# <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2103243,00.html">

# (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2103243,00.html).

# </a>

#

# From Jonathan Leffler (2011-12-29)

# Information from the BBC to the same effect:

# <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16351377">

# http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16351377

# </a>

#

# Patch supplied by Tim Parenti (2011-12-29)

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZonePacific/Fakaofo-11:24:56 -LMT1901

-10:00-TKT# Tokelau Time

-10:00-TKT 2011 Dec 30# Tokelau Time

14:00-TKT

# Tonga

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

# <pre>

# @(#)europe8.40

# @(#)europe8.41

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# the history of summer time legislation in the United Kingdom.

# Since 1998 Joseph S. Myers has been updating

# and extending this list, which can be found in

# <a href="http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/">

# http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/

# <a href="http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/">

# History of legal time in Britain

# </a>

# Rob Crowther (2012-01-04) reports that that URL no longer

# exists, and the article can now be found at:

# <a href="http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/">

# http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/

# </a>

# From Joseph S. Myers (1998-01-06):

#

# write that they were used in Monaco and in many French locations.

# Le Corre writes that the upper limit of the free zone was Arneguy, Orthez,

# Mont-de-Marsan, Bazas, Langon, Lamotte-Montravel, Marouil, La

# Rochefoucault, Champagne-Mouton, La Roche-Posay, La Haye-Decartes,

# Rochefoucault, Champagne-Mouton, La Roche-Posay, La Haye-Descartes,

# Loches, Montrichard, Vierzon, Bourges, Moulins, Digoin,

# Paray-le-Monial, Montceau-les-Mines, Chalons-sur-Saone, Arbois,

# Dole, Morez, St-Claude, andCollognes (Haute-Savioe).

# Dole, Morez, St-Claude, andCollonges (Haute-Savoie).

RuleFrance1941only-May 5 0:002:00M # Midsummer

# Shanks & Pottenger say this transition occurred at Oct 6 1:00,

# but go with Denis Excoffier (1997-12-12),

# <pre>

# @(#)leapseconds8.11

# @(#)leapseconds8.13

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

Leap1998Dec3123:59:60+S

Leap2005Dec3123:59:60+S

Leap2008Dec3123:59:60+S

Leap2012Jun3023:59:60+S

# INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS)

#

# SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE ET DES SYSTEMES DE REFERENCE

#

#

# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE

# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS

# 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)

# Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 2229

# Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 2226

# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91

# Internet : services.iers@obspm.fr

# e-mail : (E-Mail Removed)

# http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc

#

# Paris, 5 January 2012

#

# Paris, 2 February 2011

#

# Bulletin C41

# Bulletin C43

#

# To authorities responsible

# for the measurement and

# distribution of time

#

# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI

#

#NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2011.

#The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the

# International Atomic Time TAI is :

#UTC TIME STEP

#on the 1st of July 2012

#

#

# from 2009 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -34 s

# A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2012.

# The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be:

#

# 2012 June 30, 23h 59m 59s

# 2012 June 30, 23h 59m 60s

# 2012 July 1, 0h 0m 0s

#

# The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is:

#

# from 2009 January 1, 0h UTC, to 2012 July 1 0h UTC : UTC-TAI = - 34s

# from 2012 July 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = - 35s

#

# Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December

# or June,depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every

# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there

# or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every

# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC or to confirm that there

# will be no time step at the next possible date.

#

#

# Daniel GAMBIS

# Head

# Earth Orientation Center oftheIERS

# Head

# Earth Orientation Center of IERS

# Observatoire de Paris, France