<div>Since this change is now nearly 48 hours in the past, I have attached a proposed diff for the new Libya rules (reproduced below). The specific decisions I've made are, of course, debatable, but I think they're rather consistent with past practice.</div>
<div><ul><li>Since Libya was previously on UTC+2 year-round, treat the change of 2012-11-10 to be a zone change to UTC+1.</li><li>Since Libya plan to observe DST changes roughly in sync with Europe (either two days before them or five days after them, so as to fall on lastFri instead of lastSun), we can favor CE(S)T, used by neighboring Tunisia, over other nearby designations for UTC+1 (like WAT). This is also more consistent with previous designations.</li>
</ul><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">diff --git a/africa b/africa</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">index bbec05e..7544899 100644</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">--- a/africa</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+++ b/africa</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">@@ -423,7 +423,34 @@ Zone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Africa/Monrovia<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-0:43:08 -<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>LMT<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1882</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> ###############################################################################</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> </font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> # Libya</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">-</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# From Even Scharning (2012-11-10):</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# Libya set their time one hour back at 02:00 on Saturday November 10.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# <a href="http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/11/04/clocks-to-go-back-an-hour-on-saturday/">http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/11/04/clocks-to-go-back-an-hour-on-saturday/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# Here is an official source [in Arabic]: <a href="http://ls.ly/fb6Yc">http://ls.ly/fb6Yc</a></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+#</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-11-10):</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# We have gotten the text in the resolution translated to English...:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# ...</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# Point (2)</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# For the year 2012, the timing delay will be one hour at (2:00) am on</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# Saturday 10/Nov./2012 so it becomes (1:00) am.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# Point (3)</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# For the comings new years, the start of summer timing will be considered at</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# (1:00) am from the last Friday in March of each year by shifting forward one</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# hour so that the time will be (2:00) am.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# Point (4)</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# For the comings new years, the end of summer timing will be considered at</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# (2:00) am from the last Friday in October of each year by delaying one hour</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# so that the time will be (1:00) am.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# ...</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+#</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# From Tim Parenti (2012-11-11):</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# Treat the 2012-11-10 change as a zone change from UTC+2 to UTC+1.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# The DST rules planned for 2013 and onward roughly mirror those of Europe</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# (either two days before them or five days after them, so as to fall on</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# lastFri instead of lastSun). Favor CE(S)T, used by neighboring Tunisia, over</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# other nearby designations for UTC+1 (like WAT). This is also more consistent</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+# with historical designations.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> # Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>NAME<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>FROM<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>TO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>TYPE<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>IN<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ON<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>AT<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>SAVE<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>LETTER/S</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1951<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>only<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>14<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>S</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1952<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>only<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">@@ -438,6 +465,8 @@ Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1986<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>only<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Apr<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>S</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1986<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>only<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1987<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1989<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Apr<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>S</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1987<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1989<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2013<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>max<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mar<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>lastFri<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>S</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+Rule<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2013<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>max<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>lastFri<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> # Zone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>NAME<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>GMTOFF<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>RULES<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>FORMAT<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>[UNTIL]</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> Zone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Africa/Tripoli<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0:52:44 -<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>LMT<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1920</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CE%sT<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1959</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">@@ -448,7 +477,8 @@ Zone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Africa/Tripoli<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>0:52:44 -<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>LMT<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1920</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>EET<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1996 Sep 30</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CET<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1997 Apr 4</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CEST<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1997 Oct 4</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>EET</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>EET<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2012 Nov 10 2:00</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">+<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Libya<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CE%sT</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> </font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> # Madagascar</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1"> # Zone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>NAME<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>GMTOFF<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>RULES<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>FORMAT<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>[UNTIL]</font></div>
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<div><br></div>--<br>Tim Parenti<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 November 2012 07:44, Steffen Thorsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thorsen@timeanddate.com" target="_blank">thorsen@timeanddate.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>On 11/10/12 11:40 , Even Scharning wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Sorry about the double post. (The list was slow, so I thought my message was caught by a spam filter.)<br>
<br>
Here is an official source: <a href="http://ls.ly/fb6Yc" target="_blank">http://ls.ly/fb6Yc</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
Some people reporting this change to us had some doubt if it actually would be adopted, but probably it will.<br>
<br>
We have gotten the text in the resolution translated to English (given it was an image and not so easy to automatically translate), and it is like this:<br>
<br>
After reviewing the Constitutional Declaration and modify it.<br>
- depending upon law No. 5 of year 2012 about the official holidays.<br>
- And upon the decision of the National Transitional Council No. 184 , year 2011 on the accreditation of the transitional government.<br>
- And upon the decision by the Council of Ministers at its regular Forty-one meeting for the year 2012 "they decided"<br>
<br>
Point(1)<br>
The action of summer timing must be dependable as set in this resolution.<br>
Point (2)<br>
For the year 2012 , the timing delay will be one hour at (2:00) am on Saturday 10 /Nov./2012 so it becomes (1:00) am.<br>
Point (3)<br>
For the comings new years, the start of summer timing will be considered at (1:00) am from the last Friday in March of each year by shifting forward one hour so that the time will be ( 2:00) am.<br>
Point (4)<br>
For the comings new years, the end of summer timing will be considered at (2:00) am from the last Friday in October of each year by delaying one hour so that the time will be (1:00) am.<br>
Point (5)<br>
The number of official working hours remain the same.<br>
Point (6)<br>
Resolution terms must be applied since its release date, all others infringe decision must be neglected, authorities must implement and published it in the Official Newspaper.<br>
<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Steffen Thorsen - <a href="http://timeanddate.com" target="_blank">timeanddate.com</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br>