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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)europe 7.42
+# @(#)europe 7.46
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -630,10 +630,18 @@
# came into force on 16 November. It restates the dates from the EC
# seventh Summer Time Directive....
#
-# From Peter Ilieve <peter@aldie.co.uk> (1996-04-20):
-# Proposals for the eighth directive were supposed to have been produced
-# by the Commission by 1 Jan 96. They have not yet appeared (I asked just
-# before Easter).
+# From Peter Ilieve <peter@aldie.co.uk> (1997-08-06):
+# I now have a copy of the ... Eighth Directive 97/44/EC of the European
+# Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 1997 on summer-time arrangements.
+# It runs for 4 years, 1998--2001, and confirms the current rules of
+# last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October....
+# The directive does not apply in overseas territories of the Member States.
+# It says the Commission should produce a proposal for 2002 and beyond
+# by 1 Jan 2000 and this should be adopted by 1 Jan 2001. I doubt that
+# this will happen though....
+# There is no mention of the French desire to abandon the whole idea.
+# France has had a change of government recently so maybe it will
+# be quietly dropped.
# From Peter Ilieve <peter@memex.co.uk> (1994-03-28):
# The [GB-Eire] end date of 22 October [1995] conflicts with your current rule
@@ -659,12 +667,12 @@
# Also, for lack of other data, we'll follow Shanks for Eire in 1940-1948.
#
# Given Peter Ilieve's comments, the following claims by Shanks are incorrect:
-# * Wales did not switch from GMT to daylight savings time until
+# * Wales did not switch from GMT to daylight saving time until
# 1921 Apr 3, when they began to conform with the rest of Great Britain.
# Actually, Wales was identical after 1880.
# * Eire had two transitions on 1916 Oct 1.
# It actually just had one transition.
-# * Northern Ireland used single daylight savings time throughout WW II.
+# * Northern Ireland used single daylight saving time throughout WW II.
# Actually, it conformed to Britain.
# * GB-Eire changed standard time to 1 hour ahead of GMT on 1968-02-18.
# Actually, that date saw the usual switch to summer time.
@@ -673,7 +681,7 @@
# The following claims by Shanks are possible though doubtful;
# we'll ignore them for now.
# * Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man did not switch from GMT
-# to daylight savings time until 1921 Apr 3, when they began to
+# to daylight saving time until 1921 Apr 3, when they began to
# conform with Great Britain.
# * Dublin's 1971-10-31 switch was at 02:00, even though London's was 03:00.
#
@@ -821,7 +829,6 @@ Rule C-Eur 1916 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 -
Rule C-Eur 1917 1918 - Apr Mon>=15 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule C-Eur 1917 1918 - Sep Mon>=15 2:00s 0 -
Rule C-Eur 1940 only - Apr 1 2:00s 1:00 S
-# Whitman says 1941 DST was only from Feb 25 to Oct 5; go with Shanks.
Rule C-Eur 1942 only - Nov 2 2:00s 0 -
Rule C-Eur 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule C-Eur 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00s 0 -
@@ -930,12 +937,11 @@ Rule Albania 1982 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -
Rule Albania 1983 only - Apr 18 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Albania 1983 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
Rule Albania 1984 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Albania 1984 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Europe/Tirane 1:19:20 - LMT 1914
1:00 - CET 1940 Jun 16
- 1:00 Albania CE%sT 1985 Mar 31 1:00
- 1:00 W-Eur CE%sT 1991
+# The following transition is from Shanks's 4th edition (1995).
+ 1:00 Albania CE%sT 1984 Jul
1:00 EU CE%sT
# Andorra
@@ -976,50 +982,62 @@ Zone Europe/Minsk 1:50:16 - LMT 1880
2:00 Russia EE%sT
# Belgium
-# Whitman and Shanks disagree; go with Shanks, usually.
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (1997-07-02):
+# Entries from 1918 through 1991 are taken from:
+# Annuaire de L'Observatoire Royal de Belgique,
+# Avenue Circulaire, 3, B-1180 BRUXELLES, CLVIIe annee, 1991
+# (Imprimerie HAYEZ, s.p.r.l., Rue Fin, 4, 1080 BRUXELLES, MCMXC),
+# pp 8-9.
+# LMT before 1892 was 0:17:30, according to the official journal of Belgium:
+# Moniteur Belge, Samedi 30 Avril 1892, N.121.
+# Thanks to Pascal Delmoitie <pascal@belnet.be> for these references.
+# The 1918 rules are listed for completeness; they apply to unoccupied Belgium.
+# Assume Brussels switched to WET in 1918 when the armistice took effect.
+#
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-# From Whitman:
+Rule Belgium 1918 only - Mar 9 0:00s 1:00 S
+Rule Belgium 1918 1919 - Oct Sat>=1 23:00s 0 -
Rule Belgium 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 S
-Rule Belgium 1919 only - Oct 4 23:00s 0 -
-# Shanks gives 1920 Feb 14 23:00s; go with Whitman.
-Rule Belgium 1920 1921 - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S
+Rule Belgium 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 -
+Rule Belgium 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1921 only - Oct 25 23:00s 0 -
Rule Belgium 1922 only - Mar 25 23:00s 1:00 S
-# Whitman gives 1927 Oct 1 2:00s and 1928 Oct 7 2:00s; go with Shanks.
-Rule Belgium 1922 1928 - Oct Sat>=1 23:00s 0 -
+Rule Belgium 1922 1927 - Oct Sat>=1 23:00s 0 -
Rule Belgium 1923 only - Apr 21 23:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1924 only - Mar 29 23:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1925 only - Apr 4 23:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1926 only - Apr 17 23:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1927 only - Apr 9 23:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1928 only - Apr 14 23:00s 1:00 S
+Rule Belgium 1928 1938 - Oct Sun>=2 2:00s 0 -
Rule Belgium 1929 only - Apr 21 2:00s 1:00 S
-Rule Belgium 1929 1938 - Oct Sun>=2 2:00s 0 -
Rule Belgium 1930 only - Apr 13 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1931 only - Apr 19 2:00s 1:00 S
-Rule Belgium 1932 only - Apr 17 2:00s 1:00 S
+Rule Belgium 1932 only - Apr 3 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1933 only - Mar 26 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1934 only - Apr 8 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1935 only - Mar 31 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1936 only - Apr 19 2:00s 1:00 S
-# Whitman says 1937 Apr 18 2:00s; go with Shanks.
Rule Belgium 1937 only - Apr 4 2:00s 1:00 S
-# Whitman says 1938 Apr 10 2:00s; go with Shanks.
Rule Belgium 1938 only - Mar 27 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1939 only - Apr 16 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1939 only - Nov 19 2:00s 0 -
+Rule Belgium 1940 only - Feb 25 2:00s 1:00 S
+Rule Belgium 1944 only - Sep 17 2:00s 0 -
Rule Belgium 1945 only - Apr 2 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1945 only - Sep 16 2:00s 0 -
Rule Belgium 1946 only - May 19 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Belgium 1946 only - Oct 7 2:00s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Europe/Brussels 0:17:20 - LMT 1880
- 0:17:20 - BMT 1892 May 1 12:00 # Brussels MT
- 0:00 - WET 1914 Aug 4
- 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1919 Mar 1 23:00
- 0:00 Belgium WE%sT 1940 Feb 24 23:00
- 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00
+Zone Europe/Brussels 0:17:30 - LMT 1880
+ 0:17:30 - BMT 1892 May 1 12:00 # Brussels MT
+ 0:00 - WET 1914 Nov 8
+ 1:00 - CET 1916 May 1 0:00
+ 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1918 Nov 11 11:00u
+ 0:00 Belgium WE%sT 1940 May 20 2:00s
+ 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Sep 3
1:00 Belgium CE%sT 1977
1:00 EU CE%sT
@@ -1029,7 +1047,7 @@ Zone Europe/Sarajevo 1:13:40 - LMT 1884
1:00 - CET 1941 Apr 18 23:00
1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 8 2:00s
1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s
- 1:00 - CET 1983
+ 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27
1:00 EU CE%sT
# Bulgaria
@@ -1055,7 +1073,7 @@ Zone Europe/Zagreb 1:03:52 - LMT 1884
1:00 - CET 1941 Apr 18 23:00
1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 8 2:00s
1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s
- 1:00 - CET 1983
+ 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27
1:00 EU CE%sT
# Czech Republic
@@ -1554,7 +1572,7 @@ Zone Europe/Skopje 1:25:44 - LMT 1884
1:00 - CET 1941 Apr 18 23:00
1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 8 2:00s
1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s
- 1:00 - CET 1983
+ 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27
1:00 EU CE%sT
# Malta
@@ -1950,7 +1968,7 @@ Zone Europe/Ljubljana 0:58:04 - LMT 1884
1:00 - CET 1941 Apr 18 23:00
1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 8 2:00s
1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s
- 1:00 - CET 1983
+ 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27
1:00 EU CE%sT
# Spain
@@ -2190,7 +2208,10 @@ Zone Europe/Belgrade 1:22:00 - LMT 1884
1:00 - CET 1941 Apr 18 23:00
1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 8 2:00s
1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s
- 1:00 - CET 1983
+# Metod Kozelj <metod.kozelj@rzs-hm.si> reports that the legal date of
+# transition to EU rules was 1982-11-27, for all of Yugoslavia at the time.
+# Shanks doesn't give as much detail, so go with Kozelj.
+ 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27
1:00 EU CE%sT
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