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-# @(#)europe	7.42
+# @(#)europe	7.43
 
 # 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
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 # 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> (1997-03-28):
+# The [European] Transport Council discussed the proposed Eighth Directive
+# on 11 March and agreed [to] it, so it moves forward to the next stage,
+# from a Commission proposal to a Common Position....  What this means is:
+#
+# - The eighth directive proposal rules have been accepted.
+#   These are the same as the current rules (last Sunday in March and last
+#   Sunday in October).  The rules will run until 2001.
+#
+# - The French have had their request to abandon summer time turned down.
+#   They have been promised some sort of review in 1999 which might change
+#   the rules for 2000 and 2001.
 
 # From Peter Ilieve <peter@memex.co.uk> (1994-03-28):
 # The [GB-Eire] end date of 22 October [1995] conflicts with your current rule