# <pre>

# @(#)africa8.21

# @(#)africa8.23

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

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth

# Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday

# in September.

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11):

# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet

# Information and Decision Support Center:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html

# </a>

#

# The Middle East News Agency

# <a href="http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx">

# http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx

# </a>

# also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21"

# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT."

# Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service,

# and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine

# (at least today).

RuleEgypt2008only-AuglastThu23:00s0-

RuleEgypt2009max-SeplastThu23:00s0-

RuleEgypt2009only-Aug2023:00s0-

RuleEgypt2010max-SeplastThu23:00s0-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAfrica/Cairo2:05:00 -LMT1900 Oct

# http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05):

# According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe

# DST the coming summer...

#

# Some sources, in French:

# <a href="http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB">

# http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB

# </a>

# <a href="http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints-">

# http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints-

# </a>

#

# Our wrap-up:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html

# </a>

# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):

# The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this:

# "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour

# at 2am (or 02:00) local time..."

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule Mauritius1982only-Oct100:001:00S

Rule Mauritius1983only-Mar210:000-

Rule Mauritius2008max-OctlastSun2:00s1:00S

Rule Mauritius2009max-MarlastSun2:00s0-

Rule Mauritius2008only-OctlastSun2:001:00S

Rule Mauritius2009only-MarlastSun2:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

Zone Indian/Mauritius3:50:00 -LMT1907# Port Louis

4:00 MauritiusMU%sT# Mauritius Time

# <pre>

# @(#)asia8.34

# @(#)asia8.36

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

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html

# </a>

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleBang2009only-Jan10:000-

RuleBang2009only-Jun200:001:00S

# From A. N. M. Kamrus Saadat (2009-06-15):

# Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start

# time is mentioned as Jun 19 2009, 23:00 from BTRC (Bangladesh

# Telecommunication Regulatory Commission).

#

# No DST end date has been announced yet.

# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):

# Arbitrarily end DST at the end of 2009 so that a POSIX-sytle time zone string

# can appear in the Dhaka binary file and for the benefit of old glibc

# reimplementations of the time zone software that mishandle permanent DST.

# A change will be required once the end date is known.

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Dhaka6:01:40 -LMT1890

5:30-IST1942 Sep

6:30-BURT1951 Sep 30

6:00-DACT1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time

6:00-BDT2009 # Bangladesh Time

6:00BangBD%sT

6:00-BDT2009 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time

6:001:00BDST2010

6:00-BDT

# Bhutan

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

# <pre>

# @(#)australasia8.11

# @(#)australasia8.12

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

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

-11:00-SST# S=Samoa

# Samoa

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-12-06):

# The Samoa government (Western Samoa) may implement DST on the first Sunday of

# October 2009 (October 4, 2009) until the last Sunday of March 2010 (March 28,

# 2010).

#

# "Selected Committee reports to Cabinet on Daylight Saving Time",

# Government of Samoa:

# <a href="http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560">

# http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560

# </a>

# or

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html

# </a>

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

-11:26:56 -LMT1911

-11:30-SAMT1950# Samoa Time

# <pre>

# @(#)europe8.21

# @(#)europe8.22

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

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

RuleEU1981max-MarlastSun 1:00u1:00S

RuleEU1996max-OctlastSun 1:00u0-

# The most recent directive covers the years starting in 2002. See:

# <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html">

# <a="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000L0084:EN:NOT">

# Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

# of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements.

# </a>

# <pre>

# @(#)leapseconds8.8

# @(#)leapseconds8.9

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

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# 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

#

# Paris,15 January 2009

# Paris,4 July 2009

#

# Bulletin C37

# Bulletin C38

#

# To authorities responsible

# for the measurement and

# distribution of time

#

# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI

#

# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end ofJune 2009.

# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end ofDecember 2009.

# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the

# International Atomic Time TAI is :

#

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

#

# Daniel GAMBIS

#Head

# Earth Orientation Center oftheIERS

#Director

# Earth Orientation Center of IERS

# Observatoire de Paris, France