proposed tz changes for Brazil, Jordan, Nicaragua, Serbia & Montenegro

Paul Eggert eggert at CS.UCLA.EDU
Fri Oct 6 19:55:56 UTC 2006


Since we need an update ASAP for the current time stamps in Jordan,
here are proposed changes to the tz database to bring us up to date
with other changes.  Thanks for everyone who contributed, and sorry
I got a bit behind in my email!

This change affects current time stamps:

  Jordan will switch to winter time on October 27, not September 29.
  (Thanks to Hilal Malawi and Steffen Thorsen.)

This change affects only future time stamps:

  Brazil's DST this year is the first Sunday in November to the
  last Sunday in February.  (Thanks to Frederico A. C. Neves.)

This change affects only past time stamps:

  On Sunday Nicaragua switched at 01:00, not 00:00.  (Thanks to
  Jesper Norgaard Welen.)

This change affects other indexing data:

  Serbia has split into two, and now has ISO 3166 codes, so we need a
  new Zone Europe/Podgorica.  (Thanks to Mark Davis.)

This change affects only commentary:

  The CLDR project moved the Windows->Tzid table.


--- iso3166.tab	2006/08/21 13:56:09	2006.11
+++ iso3166.tab	2006/10/06 19:42:52	2006.11.0.1
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 #
 # @(#)iso3166.tab	8.2
 #
-# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-24):
+# From Paul Eggert (2006-09-27):
 #
 # This file contains a table with the following columns:
 # 1.  ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, current as of
-#     ISO 3166-1 Newsletter No. V-11 (2006-03-29).  See:
+#     ISO 3166-1 Newsletter No. V-12 (2006-09-26).  See:
 #     <a href="http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/index.html">
 #     ISO 3166 Maintenance agency (ISO 3166/MA)
 #     </a>.
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ CM	Cameroon
 CN	China
 CO	Colombia
 CR	Costa Rica
-CS	Serbia and Montenegro
 CU	Cuba
 CV	Cape Verde
 CX	Christmas Island
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@ LY	Libya
 MA	Morocco
 MC	Monaco
 MD	Moldova
+ME	Montenegro
 MG	Madagascar
 MH	Marshall Islands
 MK	Macedonia
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ PY	Paraguay
 QA	Qatar
 RE	Reunion
 RO	Romania
+RS	Serbia
 RU	Russia
 RW	Rwanda
 SA	Saudi Arabia
--- zone.tab	2006/08/21 17:50:24	2006.11
+++ zone.tab	2006/10/06 19:42:52	2006.11.0.1
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ CN	+4348+08735	Asia/Urumqi	most of Tibet
 CN	+3929+07559	Asia/Kashgar	west Tibet & Xinjiang
 CO	+0436-07405	America/Bogota
 CR	+0956-08405	America/Costa_Rica
-CS	+4450+02030	Europe/Belgrade
 CU	+2308-08222	America/Havana
 CV	+1455-02331	Atlantic/Cape_Verde
 CX	-1025+10543	Indian/Christmas
@@ -248,6 +247,7 @@ LY	+3254+01311	Africa/Tripoli
 MA	+3339-00735	Africa/Casablanca
 MC	+4342+00723	Europe/Monaco
 MD	+4700+02850	Europe/Chisinau
+ME	+4247+01928	Europe/Podgorica
 MG	-1855+04731	Indian/Antananarivo
 MH	+0709+17112	Pacific/Majuro	most locations
 MH	+0905+16720	Pacific/Kwajalein	Kwajalein
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ PY	-2516-05740	America/Asuncion
 QA	+2517+05132	Asia/Qatar
 RE	-2052+05528	Indian/Reunion
 RO	+4426+02606	Europe/Bucharest
+RS	+4450+02030	Europe/Belgrade
 RU	+5443+02030	Europe/Kaliningrad	Moscow-01 - Kaliningrad
 RU	+5545+03735	Europe/Moscow	Moscow+00 - west Russia
 RU	+4844+04425	Europe/Volgograd	Moscow+00 - Caspian Sea
--- asia	2006/10/02 19:31:06	2006.13
+++ asia	2006/10/06 19:42:52	2006.13.0.1
@@ -953,6 +953,10 @@ Zone	Asia/Tokyo	9:18:59	-	LMT	1887 Dec 3
 # For Jordan I have received multiple independent user reports every year
 # about DST end dates, as the end-rule is different every year.
 #
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-10-01), after a heads-up from Hilal Malawi:
+# http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm
+# "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".
+#
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Jordan	1973	only	-	Jun	6	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Jordan	1973	1975	-	Oct	1	0:00	0	-
@@ -979,7 +983,8 @@ Rule	Jordan	1999	2002	-	Sep	lastThu	0:00
 Rule	Jordan	2000	max	-	Mar	lastThu	0:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Jordan	2003	only	-	Oct	24	0:00s	0	-
 Rule	Jordan	2004	only	-	Oct	15	0:00s	0	-
-Rule	Jordan	2005	max	-	Sep	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
+Rule	Jordan	2005	only	-	Sep	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
+Rule	Jordan	2006	max	-	Oct	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Amman	2:23:44 -	LMT	1931
 			2:00	Jordan	EE%sT
--- europe	2006/08/28 16:18:48	2006.11
+++ europe	2006/10/06 19:42:52	2006.11.0.1
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ Zone	Europe/Brussels	0:17:30 -	LMT	1880
 			1:00	EU	CE%sT
 
 # Bosnia and Herzegovina
-# see Serbia and Montenegro
+# see Serbia
 
 # Bulgaria
 #
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ Zone	Europe/Sofia	1:33:16 -	LMT	1880
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT
 
 # Croatia
-# see Serbia and Montenegro
+# see Serbia
 
 # Cyprus
 # Please see the `asia' file for Asia/Nicosia.
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ Zone Europe/Luxembourg	0:24:36 -	LMT	190
 			1:00	EU	CE%sT
 
 # Macedonia
-# see Serbia and Montenegro
+# see Serbia
 
 # Malta
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
@@ -1570,6 +1570,9 @@ Zone	Europe/Monaco	0:29:32 -	LMT	1891 Ma
 			1:00	France	CE%sT	1977
 			1:00	EU	CE%sT
 
+# Montenegro
+# see Serbia
+
 # Netherlands
 
 # Howse writes that the Netherlands' railways used GMT between 1892 and 1940,
@@ -2107,7 +2110,7 @@ Zone Asia/Anadyr	11:49:56 -	LMT	1924 May
 			11:00	Russia	ANA%sT	1992 Jan 19 2:00s
 			12:00	Russia	ANA%sT
 
-# Serbia and Montenegro
+# Serbia
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Europe/Belgrade	1:22:00	-	LMT	1884
 			1:00	-	CET	1941 Apr 18 23:00
@@ -2119,6 +2122,7 @@ Zone	Europe/Belgrade	1:22:00	-	LMT	1884
 			1:00	-	CET	1982 Nov 27
 			1:00	EU	CE%sT
 Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Ljubljana	# Slovenia
+Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Podgorica	# Montenegro
 Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Sarajevo	# Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Skopje	# Macedonia
 Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Zagreb	# Croatia
@@ -2127,7 +2131,7 @@ Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Zagreb	# Cro
 Link Europe/Prague Europe/Bratislava
 
 # Slovenia
-# see Serbia and Montenegro
+# see Serbia
 
 # Spain
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
--- northamerica	2006/08/28 16:18:49	2006.11
+++ northamerica	2006/10/06 19:42:52	2006.11.0.1
@@ -2383,12 +2383,19 @@ Zone America/Montserrat	-4:08:52 -	LMT	1
 # advanced by sixty minutes their official time, yesterday at 2 in the
 # morning, and will stay that way until 30.th. of september.
 #
+# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-09-30):
+# http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/buscador_gaceta/BD/DECRETOS/2006/D-063-2006P-PRN-Cambio-Hora.pdf
+# My informal translation runs:
+# The natural sun time is restored in all the national territory, in that the
+# time is returned one hour at 01:00 am of October 1 of 2006.
+#
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Nic	1979	1980	-	Mar	Sun>=16	0:00	1:00	D
 Rule	Nic	1979	1980	-	Jun	Mon>=23	0:00	0	S
 Rule	Nic	2005	only	-	Apr	10	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Nic	2005	2006	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
+Rule	Nic	2005	only	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
 Rule	Nic	2006	only	-	Apr	30	2:00	1:00	D
+Rule	Nic	2006	only	-	Oct	Sun>=1	1:00	0	S
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	America/Managua	-5:45:08 -	LMT	1890
 			-5:45:12 -	MMT	1934 Jun 23 # Managua Mean Time?
--- southamerica	2006/10/02 19:31:06	2006.13
+++ southamerica	2006/10/06 19:42:52	2006.13.0.1
@@ -428,11 +428,7 @@ Zone	America/La_Paz	-4:32:36 -	LMT	1890
 # The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from
 # <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html">
 # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil
-# </a> (2001-09-20, in Portuguese).
-# The official site for all decrees, including those not related to time, is
-# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/principal_ano.htm">
-# Presidencia da Republica, Subchefia para Assuntos Juridicos, Decretos
-# </a> (in Portuguese).
+# </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)
@@ -548,7 +544,7 @@ Rule	Brazil	2000	only	-	Feb	27	 0:00	0	-
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3916.gif">3,916</a>
 # (2001-09-13) reestablishes DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE.
 Rule	Brazil	2000	2001	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Brazil	2001	max	-	Feb	Sun>=15	 0:00	0	-
+Rule	Brazil	2001	2006	-	Feb	Sun>=15	 0:00	0	-
 # Decree 4,399 (2002-10-01) repeals DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE.
 # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm"></a>
 Rule	Brazil	2002	only	-	Nov	 3	 0:00	1:00	S
@@ -560,10 +556,14 @@ Rule	Brazil	2003	only	-	Oct	19	 0:00	1:0
 Rule	Brazil	2004	only	-	Nov	 2	 0:00	1:00	S
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19),
 # adopted by the same states as before.
-Rule	Brazil	2005	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	 0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Brazil	2005	only	-	Oct	16	 0:00	1:00	S
+# Decree <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2006/Decreto/D5920.htm">5,920</a>
+# (2006-10-03), adopted by the same states as before.
+Rule	Brazil	2006	max	-	Nov	Sun>=1	 0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Brazil	2007	max	-	Feb	lastSun	 0:00	0	-
 # The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST:
 # DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP.
-# For dates after mid-2006, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
+# For dates after mid-2007, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
 # and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
 
 
--- tz-link.htm	2006/08/28 16:18:49	2006.11
+++ tz-link.htm	2006/10/06 19:42:52	2006.11.0.1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content='text/html; charset="US-ASCII"'>
 <meta name="DC.Creator" content="Eggert, Paul">
 <meta name="DC.Contributor" content="Olson, Arthur David">
-<meta name="DC.Date" content="2006-08-22">
+<meta name="DC.Date" content="2006-10-06">
 <meta name="DC.Description"
  content="Sources of information about time zones and daylight saving time">
 <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm">
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ gives current time zone rules for airpor
 <li>Some Microsoft Windows versions contain time zone information in
 an undocumented format, with IDs that can be mapped to <code>TZ</code>
 values using the <a
-href="http://unicode.org/cldr/data/diff/supplemental/supplemental.html#windows___tzid">Windows
+href="http://unicode.org/cldr/data/diff/supplemental/windows_tzid.html">Windows
 &rarr; Tzid table</a> maintained by the <abbr
 title="Common Locale Data Repository">CLDR</abbr> data mentioned
 below.</li>



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