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diff --git a/time/europe b/time/europe index c011424bdc..2948ba1caf 100644 --- a/time/europe +++ b/time/europe @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)europe 7.45 +# @(#)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 @@ -630,18 +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> (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@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 @@ -667,12 +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. @@ -681,7 +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. # @@ -1047,7 +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 1982 Oct 11 + 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27 1:00 EU CE%sT # Bulgaria @@ -1073,7 +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 1982 Oct 11 + 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27 1:00 EU CE%sT # Czech Republic @@ -1572,7 +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 1982 Oct 11 + 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27 1:00 EU CE%sT # Malta @@ -1968,7 +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 1982 Oct 11 + 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27 1:00 EU CE%sT # Spain @@ -2209,9 +2209,9 @@ Zone Europe/Belgrade 1:22:00 - LMT 1884 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 8 2:00s 1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s # Metod Kozelj <metod.kozelj@rzs-hm.si> reports that the legal date of -# transition to EU rules was 1982-10-11, for all of Yugoslavia at the time. +# 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 Oct 11 + 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27 1:00 EU CE%sT ############################################################################### |