1- # @(#)southamerica8.12
1+ # @(#)southamerica8.15
22# <pre>
33
44# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ RuleArg19891992-OctSun>=150:001:00S
105105# which did not result in the switch of a time zone, as they stayed 9 hours
106106# from the International Date Line.
107107RuleArg1999only-OctSun>=10:001:00S
108- RuleArg2000only-MarSun>=10:000-
108+ # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-28):
109+ # DST was set to expire on March 5, not March 3, but since it was converted
110+ # to standard time on March 3 it's more convenient for us to pretend that
111+ # it ended on March 3.
112+ RuleArg2000only-Mar30:000-
109113#
110114# From Peter Gradelski via Steffen Thorsen (2000-03-01):
111115# We just checked with our Sao Paulo office and they say the government of
@@ -140,6 +144,30 @@ RuleArg2000only-MarSun>=10:000-
140144# This kind of things had always been done this way in Argentina.
141145# We are still -03:00 all year round in all of the country.
142146#
147+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-12-21):
148+ # A user (Leonardo Chaim) reported that Argentina will adopt DST....
149+ # all of the country (all Zone-entries) are affected. News reports like
150+ # http://www.lanacion.com.ar/opinion/nota.asp?nota_id=973037 indicate
151+ # that Argentina will use DST next year as well, from October to
152+ # March, although exact rules are not given.
153+ #
154+ # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-12-26)
155+ # The last hurdle of Argentina DST is over, the proposal was approved in
156+ # the lower chamber too (Deputados) with a vote 192 for and 2 against.
157+ # By the way thanks to Mariano Absatz and Daniel Mario Vega for the link to
158+ # the original scanned proposal, where the dates and the zero hours are
159+ # clear and unambiguous...This is the article about final approval:
160+ # <a href="http://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/nota.asp?nota_id=973996">
161+ # http://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/nota.asp?nota_id=973996
162+ # </a>
163+ #
164+ # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22):
165+ # For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and
166+ # are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
167+ RuleArg2007only-Dec300:001:00S
168+ RuleArg2008max-MarSun>=150:000-
169+ RuleArg2008max-OctSun>=10:001:00S
170+
143171# From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
144172# Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
145173# its timezone this winter... starting tomorrow night....
@@ -214,7 +242,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
214242-4:00ArgAR%sT1969 Oct 5
215243-3:00ArgAR%sT1999 Oct 3
216244-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
217- -3:00-ART
245+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
218246#
219247# Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC),
220248# Formosa (FM), Salta (SA), Santiago del Estero (SE), Cordoba (CB),
@@ -237,7 +265,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Cordoba -4:16:48 - LMT1894 Oct 31
237265-4:00-WART1991 Oct 20
238266-3:00ArgAR%sT1999 Oct 3
239267-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
240- -3:00-ART
268+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
241269#
242270# Tucuman (TM)
243271Zone America/Argentina/Tucuman -4:20:52 - LMT1894 Oct 31
@@ -250,7 +278,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Tucuman -4:20:52 - LMT1894 Oct 31
250278-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
251279-3:00-ART2004 Jun 1
252280-4:00-WART2004 Jun 13
253- -3:00-ART
281+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
254282#
255283# La Rioja (LR)
256284Zone America/Argentina/La_Rioja -4:27:24 - LMT1894 Oct 31
@@ -263,7 +291,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/La_Rioja -4:27:24 - LMT1894 Oct 31
263291-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
264292-3:00-ART2004 Jun 1
265293-4:00-WART2004 Jun 20
266- -3:00-ART
294+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
267295#
268296# San Juan (SJ)
269297Zone America/Argentina/San_Juan -4:34:04 - LMT1894 Oct 31
@@ -276,7 +304,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/San_Juan -4:34:04 - LMT1894 Oct 31
276304-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
277305-3:00-ART2004 May 31
278306-4:00-WART2004 Jul 25
279- -3:00-ART
307+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
280308#
281309# Jujuy (JY)
282310Zone America/Argentina/Jujuy -4:21:12 -LMT1894 Oct 31
@@ -290,7 +318,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Jujuy -4:21:12 -LMT1894 Oct 31
290318-3:001:00ARST1992
291319-3:00ArgAR%sT1999 Oct 3
292320-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
293- -3:00-ART
321+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
294322#
295323# Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH)
296324Zone America/Argentina/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT1894 Oct 31
@@ -303,7 +331,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT1894 Oct 31
303331-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
304332-3:00-ART2004 Jun 1
305333-4:00-WART2004 Jun 20
306- -3:00-ART
334+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
307335#
308336# Mendoza (MZ)
309337Zone America/Argentina/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT1894 Oct 31
@@ -320,7 +348,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT1894 Oct 31
320348-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
321349-3:00-ART2004 May 23
322350-4:00-WART2004 Sep 26
323- -3:00-ART
351+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
324352#
325353# Santa Cruz (SC)
326354Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
@@ -331,7 +359,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
331359-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
332360-3:00-ART2004 Jun 1
333361-4:00-WART2004 Jun 20
334- -3:00-ART
362+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
335363#
336364# Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF)
337365Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
@@ -342,7 +370,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
342370-4:00ArgAR%sT2000 Mar 3
343371-3:00-ART2004 May 30
344372-4:00-WART2004 Jun 20
345- -3:00-ART
373+ -3:00ArgAR%sT
346374
347375# Aruba
348376# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]
@@ -1107,19 +1135,17 @@ Zone America/Montevideo-3:44:44 -LMT1898 Jun 28
11071135
11081136# Venezuela
11091137#
1110- # From Kiraz Janicke (2007-09-25), in
1111- # http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2645:
1112- # The proposal ... involves turning the clock back half an hour from
1113- # +4.00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), to +4.30GMT, the time zone
1114- # Venezuela had until December 31, 1964, when the current time zone
1115- # was adopted. The change was due to take place on September 17 and
1116- # then on September 24, but has since been postponed until December
1117- # 31, to allow for compliance with international organizations, such
1118- # as the International Office of Weights and Measures.
1138+ # From John Stainforth (2007-11-28):
1139+ # ... the change for Venezuela originally expected for 2007-12-31 has
1140+ # been brought forward to 2007-12-09. The official announcement was
1141+ # published today in the "Gaceta Oficial de la Republica Bolivariana
1142+ # de Venezuela, numero 38.819" (official document for all laws or
1143+ # resolution publication)
1144+ # http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=72208
11191145
11201146# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]
11211147ZoneAmerica/Caracas-4:27:44 -LMT1890
11221148-4:27:40 -CMT1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time?
11231149-4:30-VET1965 # Venezuela Time
1124- -4:00-VET2008
1150+ -4:00-VET2007 Dec 9 03:00
11251151-4:30-VET