DST law changes in Brazil, Cuba, Fiji, Palestine, Russia, Samoa.
Historical corrections for Alaska and British East Africa.
# <pre>
-# @(#)africa 8.32
+# @(#)africa 8.33
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# I invented the following abbreviations; corrections are welcome!
# 2:00 WAST West Africa Summer Time
# 2:30 BEAT British East Africa Time (no longer used)
-# 2:44:45 BEAUT British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used)
+# 2:45 BEAUT British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used)
# 3:00 CAST Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
# 3:00 SAST South Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
# 3:00 EAT East Africa Time
Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul
3:00 - EAT 1930
2:30 - BEAT 1940
- 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1960
+ 2:45 - BEAUT 1960
3:00 - EAT
# Lesotho
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931
3:00 - EAT 1948
- 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1961
+ 2:45 - BEAUT 1961
3:00 - EAT
# Togo
Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul
3:00 - EAT 1930
2:30 - BEAT 1948
- 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1957
+ 2:45 - BEAUT 1957
3:00 - EAT
# Zambia
-# @(#)asia 8.65
+# @(#)asia 8.69
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html
# </a>
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-08-26):
+# Gaza and the West Bank did go back to standard time in the beginning of
+# August, and will now enter daylight saving time again on 2011-08-30
+# 00:00 (so two periods of DST in 2011). The pause was because of
+# Ramadan.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217">
+# http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217
+# </a>
+# Additional info:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-08-27):
+# According to the article in The Jerusalem Post:
+# "...Earlier this month, the Palestinian government in the West Bank decided to
+# move to standard time for 30 days, during Ramadan. The Palestinians in the
+# Gaza Strip accepted the change and also moved their clocks one hour back.
+# The Hamas government said on Saturday that it won't observe summertime after
+# the Muslim feast of Id al-Fitr, which begins on Tuesday..."
+# ...
+# <a href="http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650">
+# http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html
+# </a>
# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-09-30):
+# West Bank did end Daylight Saving Time this morning/midnight (2011-09-30
+# 00:00).
+# So West Bank and Gaza now have the same time again.
+#
+# Many sources, including:
+# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808">
+# http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808
+# </a>
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2006 2008 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 -
-Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 -
+Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 0:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2009 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Palestine 2010 max - Mar lastSat 0:01 1:00 S
-Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 -
+Rule Palestine 2009 only - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 -
+Rule Palestine 2010 only - Mar lastSat 0:01 1:00 S
Rule Palestine 2010 only - Aug 11 0:00 0 -
+# From Arthur David Olson (2011-09-20):
+# 2011 transitions per http://www.timeanddate.com as of 2011-09-20.
+
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15
2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5
2:00 Zion I%sT 1996
2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999
- 2:00 Palestine EE%sT
+ 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2011 Apr 2 12:01
+ 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Aug 1
+ 2:00 - EET
+
+Zone Asia/Hebron 2:20:23 - LMT 1900 Oct
+ 2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15
+ 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5
+ 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996
+ 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999
+ 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2008 Aug
+ 2:00 1:00 EEST 2008 Sep
+ 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2011 Apr 1 12:01
+ 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Aug 1
+ 2:00 - EET 2011 Aug 30
+ 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Sep 30 3:00
+ 2:00 - EET
# Paracel Is
# no information
# <pre>
-# @(#)australasia 8.25
+# @(#)australasia 8.29
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji04.html
# </a>
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-03):
+# Now the dates have been confirmed, and at least our start date
+# assumption was correct (end date was one week wrong).
+#
+# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-saving-starts-in-fiji&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155">
+# www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-saving-starts-in-fiji&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155
+# </a>
+# which says
+# Members of the public are reminded to change their time to one hour in
+# advance at 2am to 3am on October 23, 2011 and one hour back at 3am to
+# 2am on February 26 next year.
+
+# From Ken Rylander (2011-10-24)
+# Another change to the Fiji DST end date. In the TZ database the end date for
+# Fiji DST 2012, is currently Feb 26. This has been changed to Jan 22.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5017:amendments-to-daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155">
+# http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5017:amendments-to-daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155
+# </a>
+# states:
+#
+# The end of daylight saving scheduled initially for the 26th of February 2012
+# has been brought forward to the 22nd of January 2012.
+# The commencement of daylight saving will remain unchanged and start
+# on the 23rd of October, 2011.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Fiji 1998 1999 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
Rule Fiji 1999 2000 - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 -
Rule Fiji 2010 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 -
Rule Fiji 2010 only - Oct 24 2:00 1:00 S
Rule Fiji 2011 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 -
+Rule Fiji 2011 only - Oct 23 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Fiji 2012 only - Jan 22 3:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva
12:00 Fiji FJ%sT # Fiji Time
# http://www.parliament.gov.ws/documents/acts/Daylight%20Saving%20Act%20%202009%20%28English%29%20-%20Final%207-7-091.pdf
# </a>
-# From Raymond Hughes (2010-10-07):
+# From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2010-10-07):
# Please see
# <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws">
# http://www.mcil.gov.ws
# to 01:00am and First Sunday April 2011 (03/04/11) - adjust clocks
# backwards from 1:00am to 12:00am"
-# From Raymond Hughes (2011-03-07)
+# From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-03-07):
# I believe this will be posted shortly on the website
# <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws">
# www.mcil.gov.ws
# Act affects the provisions of the Daylight Saving Act 2009, except that
# it defines Samoa standard time....
+# From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-09-02):
+# <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html">
+# http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html
+# </a>
+#
+# here is the official website publication for Samoa DST and dateline change
+#
+# DST
+# Year End Time Start Time
+# 2011 - - - - - - 24 September 3:00am to 4:00am
+# 2012 01 April 4:00am to 3:00am - - - - - -
+#
+# Dateline Change skip Friday 30th Dec 2011
+# Thursday 29th December 2011 23:59:59 Hours
+# Saturday 31st December 2011 00:00:00 Hours
Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
-11:26:56 - LMT 1911
-11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time
-11:00 - WST 2010 Sep 26
-11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Apr 2 4:00
- -11:00 - WST 2011 Dec 30
+ -11:00 - WST 2011 Sep 24 3:00
+ -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Dec 30
+ 13:00 1:00 WSDT 2012 Apr 1 4:00
13:00 - WST
# Solomon Is
# Lord Howe Island Board (controlling authority for the Island) is
# seeking the community's views on various options for summer time
# arrangements on the Island, e.g. advance clocks by 1 full hour
-# instead of only 30 minutes. Dependant on the wishes of residents
+# instead of only 30 minutes. [Dependent] on the wishes of residents
# the Board may approach the NSW government to change the existing
# arrangements. The starting date for summer time on the Island will
# however always coincide with the rest of NSW.
# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22):
# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that Kiribati
-# ``declared it the same day throught the country as of Jan. 1, 1995''
+# ``declared it the same day [throughout] the country as of Jan. 1, 1995''
# as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century.
# <pre>
-# @(#)backward 8.9
+# @(#)backward 8.11
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# <pre>
-# @(#)europe 8.34
+# @(#)europe 8.40
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
#
Rule Russia 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S
Rule Russia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 -
-Rule Russia 1993 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
+Rule Russia 1993 2010 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Russia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 -
-Rule Russia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 -
+Rule Russia 1996 2010 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 -
# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-06-14):
# According to Kremlin press service, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
# From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):
# Take "abolishing daylight saving time" to mean that time is now considered
# to be standard.
-# At least for now, keep the "old" Russia rules for the benefit of Belarus.
# These are for backward compatibility with older versions.
1:00 EU CE%sT
# Belarus
+# From Yauhen Kharuzhy (2011-09-16):
+# By latest Belarus government act Europe/Minsk timezone was changed to
+# GMT+3 without DST (was GMT+2 with DST).
+#
+# Sources (Russian language):
+# 1.
+# <a href="http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html">
+# http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html
+# </a>
+# 2.
+# <a href="http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/">
+# http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/
+# </a>
+# 3.
+# <a href="http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html">
+# http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html
+# </a>
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Europe/Minsk 1:50:16 - LMT 1880
1:50 - MMT 1924 May 2 # Minsk Mean Time
2:00 1:00 EEST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s
2:00 - EET 1992 Mar 29 0:00s
2:00 1:00 EEST 1992 Sep 27 0:00s
- 2:00 Russia EE%sT
+ 2:00 Russia EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s
+ 3:00 - FET # Further-eastern European Time
# Belgium
#
# But [two people] separately reported via
# Jesper Norgaard that as of 2001-01-24 Tiraspol was like Chisinau.
# The Tiraspol entry has therefore been removed for now.
+#
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-17):
+# Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR, also known as
+# "Pridnestrovie") has abolished seasonal clock change (no transition
+# to the Winter Time).
+#
+# News (in Russian):
+# <a href="http://www.kyivpost.ua/russia/news/pridnestrove-otkazalos-ot-perehoda-na-zimnee-vremya-30954.html">
+# http://www.kyivpost.ua/russia/news/pridnestrove-otkazalos-ot-perehoda-na-zimnee-vremya-30954.html
+# </a>
+#
+# <a href="http://www.allmoldova.com/moldova-news/1249064116.html">
+# http://www.allmoldova.com/moldova-news/1249064116.html
+# </a>
+#
+# The substance of this change (reinstatement of the Tiraspol entry)
+# is from a patch from Petr Machata (2011-10-17)
+#
+# From Tim Parenti (2011-10-19)
+# In addition, being situated at +4651+2938 would give Tiraspol
+# a pre-1880 LMT offset of 1:58:32.
+#
+# (which agrees with the earlier entry that had been removed)
+#
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-26)
+# NO need to divide Moldova into two timezones at this point.
+# As of today, Transnistria (Pridnestrovie)- Tiraspol reversed its own
+# decision to abolish DST this winter.
+# Following Moldova and neighboring Ukraine- Transnistria (Pridnestrovie)-
+# Tiraspol will go back to winter time on October 30, 2011.
+# News from Moldova (in russian):
+# <a href="http://ru.publika.md/link_317061.html">
+# http://ru.publika.md/link_317061.html
+# </a>
+
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Europe/Chisinau 1:55:20 - LMT 1880
2:00 Poland CE%sT 1946
3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s
2:00 Russia EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s
- 3:00 - KALT
+ 3:00 - FET # Further-eastern European Time
#
# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of]
# Respublika Adygeya, Arkhangel'skaya oblast',
# [parts of] Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Chitinskaya oblast'.
# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29):
-# ...some regions of RUssia were merged with others since 2005...
+# ...some regions of [Russia] were merged with others since 2005...
# Some names were changed, no big deal, except for one instance: a new name.
# YAK/YAKST: UTC+9 Zabajkal'skij kraj.
# of March at 3am the time is changing to 4am and each last Sunday of
# October the time at 4am is changing to 3am"
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-09-20):
+# On September 20, 2011 the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada agreed to
+# abolish the transfer clock to winter time.
+#
+# Bill number 8330 of MP from the Party of Regions Oleg Nadoshi got
+# approval from 266 deputies.
+#
+# Ukraine abolishes transter back to the winter time (in Russian)
+# <a href="http://news.mail.ru/politics/6861560/">
+# http://news.mail.ru/politics/6861560/
+# </a>
+#
+# The Ukrainians will no longer change the clock (in Russian)
+# <a href="http://www.segodnya.ua/news/14290482.html">
+# http://www.segodnya.ua/news/14290482.html
+# </a>
+#
+# Deputies cancelled the winter time (in Russian)
+# <a href="http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2011/09/20/6600616/">
+# http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2011/09/20/6600616/
+# </a>
+#
+# From Philip Pizzey (2011-10-18):
+# Today my Ukrainian colleagues have informed me that the
+# Ukrainian parliament have decided that they will go to winter
+# time this year after all.
+#
+# From Udo Schwedt (2011-10-18):
+# As far as I understand, the recent change to the Ukranian time zone
+# (Europe/Kiev) to introduce permanent daylight saving time (similar
+# to Russia) was reverted today:
+#
+# <a href="http://portal.rada.gov.ua/rada/control/en/publish/article/info_left?art_id=287324&cat_id=105995">
+# http://portal.rada.gov.ua/rada/control/en/publish/article/info_left?art_id=287324&cat_id=105995
+# </a>
+#
+# Also reported by Alexander Bokovoy (2011-10-18) who also noted:
+# The law documents themselves are at
+#
+# <a href="http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb_n/webproc4_1?id=&pf3511=41484">
+# http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb_n/webproc4_1?id=&pf3511=41484
+# </a>
+
+
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
# Most of Ukraine since 1970 has been like Kiev.
# "Kyiv" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name, but
# <pre>
-# @(#)northamerica 8.48
+# @(#)northamerica 8.51
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
-8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00
-9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30
-9:00 US AK%sT
-Zone America/Sitka -14:58:47 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
+Zone America/Sitka 14:58:47 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
-9:01:13 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
-8:00 - PST 1942
-8:00 US P%sT 1946
# INMS (2000-09-12) says that, since 1988 at least, Newfoundland switches
# at 00:01 local time. For now, assume it started in 1987.
-# From Michael Pelley (2011-08-05):
-# The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has pending changes to
-# modify the hour for daylight savings time to come into effect in
-# November 2011. This modification would change the time from 12:01AM to
-# 2:00AM on the dates of the switches of Daylight Savings Time to/from
-# Standard Time.
-#
-# As a matter of reference, in Canada provinces have the authority of
-# setting time zone information. The legislation has passed our
-# legislative body (The House of Assembly) and is awaiting the
-# proclamation to come into effect. You may find this information at:
-# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/lists/Proclamation.htm">
-# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/lists/Proclamation.htm
-# </a>
-# and
-# search within that web page for Standard Time (Amendment) Act. The Act
-# may be found at:
-# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/business/bills/Bill1106.htm">
-# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/business/bills/Bill1106.htm
+# From Michael Pelley (2011-09-12):
+# We received today, Monday, September 12, 2011, notification that the
+# changes to the Newfoundland Standard Time Act have been proclaimed.
+# The change in the Act stipulates that the change from Daylight Savings
+# Time to Standard Time and from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time
+# now occurs at 2:00AM.
+# ...
+# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm">
+# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm
# </a>
# ...
-# MICHAEL PELLEY | Manager of Enterprise Architecture - Solution Delivery
-# Office of the Chief Information Officer Executive Council Government of
-# Newfoundland & Labrador P.O. Box 8700, 40 Higgins Line, St. John's NL
-# A1B 4J6
+# MICHAEL PELLEY | Manager of Enterprise Architecture - Solution Delivery
+# Office of the Chief Information Officer
+# Executive Council
+# Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
Rule StJohns 1987 only - Apr Sun>=1 0:01 1:00 D
Rule StJohns 1987 2006 - Oct lastSun 0:01 0 S
# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html">
# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html
# </a>
+#
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-30)
+# Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year. Instead of going back
+# tonight, it has been delayed to 2011-11-13 at 01:00.
+#
+# One source (Spanish)
+# <a href="http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html">
+# http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html
+# </a>
+#
+# Our page:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html
+# </a>
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Cuba 1928 only - Jun 10 0:00 1:00 D
Rule Cuba 1998 1999 - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 D
Rule Cuba 1998 2003 - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S
Rule Cuba 2000 2004 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Cuba 2006 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S
+Rule Cuba 2006 2010 - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S
Rule Cuba 2007 only - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D
Rule Cuba 2008 only - Mar Sun>=15 0:00s 1:00 D
Rule Cuba 2009 2010 - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D
Rule Cuba 2011 only - Mar Sun>=15 0:00s 1:00 D
+Rule Cuba 2011 only - Nov 13 0:00s 0 S
Rule Cuba 2012 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D
+Rule Cuba 2012 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890
# <pre>
-# @(#)southamerica 8.50
+# @(#)southamerica 8.52
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html">
# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html
# </a>
+#
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-04):
+# State Bahia will return to Daylight savings time this year after 8 years off.
+# The announcement was made by Governor Jaques Wagner in an interview to a
+# television station in Salvador.
+
+# In Portuguese:
+# <a href="http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html">
+# http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html
+# </a> and
+# <a href="http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html">
+# http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Guilherme Bernardes Rodrigues (2011-10-07):
+# There is news in the media, however there is still no decree about it.
+# I just send a e-mail to Zulmira Brandão at
+# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/">http://pcdsh01.on.br/</a> the
+# oficial agency about time in Brazil, and she confirmed that the old rule is
+# still in force.
+
+# From Guilherme Bernardes Rodrigues (2011-10-14)
+# It's official, the President signed a decree that includes Bahia in summer
+# time.
+# [ and in a second message (same day): ]
+# I found the decree.
+#
+# DECRETO No- 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011
+# Link :
+# <a href="http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6">
+# http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6
+# </a>
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01)
# of America/Salvador.
Zone America/Bahia -2:34:04 - LMT 1914
-3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2003 Sep 24
- -3:00 - BRT
+ -3:00 - BRT 2011 Oct 16
+ -3:00 Brazil BR%sT
#
# Goias (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG),
# Espirito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Sao Paulo (SP), Parana (PR),
# <pre>
-# @(#)zone.tab 8.47
+# @(#)zone.tab 8.52
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
#
PM +4703-05620 America/Miquelon
PN -2504-13005 Pacific/Pitcairn
PR +182806-0660622 America/Puerto_Rico
-PS +3130+03428 Asia/Gaza
+PS +3130+03428 Asia/Gaza Gaza Strip
+PS +313200+0350542 Asia/Hebron West Bank
PT +3843-00908 Europe/Lisbon mainland
PT +3238-01654 Atlantic/Madeira Madeira Islands
PT +3744-02540 Atlantic/Azores Azores