proposed time zone packages for Argentina in general and San Juan in particular

Wed Oct 21 13:19:08 UTC 2009

Below you'll find proposed changes to the "southamerica" for Argentina;
most of Argentina is not using DST in 2009-2010, but San Juan is.

If no problems are found, the ftp package will be updated on 2009-10-26.

				--ado

------- southamerica -------
*** /tmp/geta114	Wed Oct 21 09:11:40 2009
--- /tmp/getb114	Wed Oct 21 09:11:40 2009
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*** 1,5 ****
  # <pre>
! # @(#)southamerica	8.37
  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

--- 1,5 ----
  # <pre>
! # @(#)southamerica	8.39
  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

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*** 215,223 ****
  # http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc
  # </a>

  Rule	Arg	2007	only	-	Dec	30	0:00	1:00	S
! Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
! Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S

  # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
  # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
--- 215,237 ----
  # http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc
  # </a>

+ # From fullinet (2009-10-18):
+ # As announced in
+ # <a hef="http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356">
+ # http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356
+ # </a>
+ # (an official .gob.ar) under title: "Sin Cambio de Hora" (english: "No hour change")
+ #
+ # "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvio no modificar la hora
+ # oficial, decision que estaba en estudio para su implementacion el
+ # domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificacion se anuncio
+ # que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorologicas, no necesita
+ # la modificacion del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con
+ # crecimiento en la produccion y distribucion energetica."
+ 
  Rule	Arg	2007	only	-	Dec	30	0:00	1:00	S
! Rule	Arg	2008	2009	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
! Rule	Arg	2008	only	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S

  # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
  # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
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*** 389,433 ****
  # during 2009, this timezone change will run from 00:00 the third Sunday
  # in March until 24:00 of the second Saturday in October.

! # From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-16):
! # The unofficial claim at
! # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/san-luis-new-time-zone.html">
! # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/san-luis-new-time-zone.html
! # </a>
! # is that "The province will most likely follow the next daylight saving schedule,
! # which is planned for the second Sunday in October."
! 
! # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-19):
! # Some  Argentinian Provinces (Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos) are opposing to the
! # Daylight Saving Time for the 2009-2010 season.
  #
! # (Spanish)
! # "El cambio de huso horario en Entre Ríos deberá ser aprobado por la
! # Legislatura":
! # <a href="http://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/noticias.php?ed=1&di=0&no=110168">
! # http://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/noticias.php?ed=1&di=0&no=110168
  # </a>
! # English translation - "The time zone change in Entre Rios must be approved by
! # the Legislature."
  #
! # (Spanish)
! # "Mar del Plata no quiere cambiar la hora."
! # <a href="http://www.mensajeroweb.com.ar/index.php?x=nota/33861/1/mar-del-plata-no-quiere-cambiar-la-hora">
! # http://www.mensajeroweb.com.ar/index.php?x=nota/33861/1/mar-del-plata-no-quiere-cambiar-la-hora
! # </a>
! # English translation - "Mar del Plata is not to change the time"
  #
! # or
! # (some English translation)
! # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina07.html">
! # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina07.html
! # </a>

- # From Arthur David Olson (2009-09-22):
- # "Mar del Plata no quiere cambiar la hora" translates to
- # "Mar del Plata doesn't want to change the time"
- # (less definitive than "is not to").
- 
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  #
  # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF),
--- 403,442 ----
  # during 2009, this timezone change will run from 00:00 the third Sunday
  # in March until 24:00 of the second Saturday in October.

! # From Mariano Absatz (2009-10-16):
! # ...the Province of San Luis is a case in itself.
  #
! # The Law at
! # <a href="http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276>"
! # http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276
  # </a>
! # is ambiguous because establishes a calendar from the 2nd Sunday in
! # October at 0:00 thru the 2nd Saturday in March at 24:00 and the
! # complement of that starting on the 2nd Sunday of March at 0:00 and
! # ending on the 2nd Saturday of March at 24:00.
  #
! # This clearly breaks every time the 1st of March or October is a Sunday.
  #
! # IMHO, the "spirit of the Law" is to make the changes at 0:00 on the 2nd
! # Sunday of October and March.
! #
! # The problem is that the changes in the rest of the Provinces that did
! # change in 2007/2008, were made according to the Federal Law and Decrees
! # that did so on the 3rd Sunday of October and March.
! #
! # In fact, San Luis actually switched from UTC-4 to UTC-3 last Sunday
! # (October 11th) at 0:00.
! #
! # So I guess a new set of rules, besides "Arg", must be made and the last
! # America/Argentina/San_Luis entries should change to use these...
! #
! # I'm enclosing a patch that does what I say... regretfully, the San Luis
! # timezone must be called "WART/WARST" even when most of the time (like,
! # right now) WARST == ART... that is, since last Sunday, all the country
! # is using UTC-3, but in my patch, San Luis calls it "WARST" and the rest
! # of the country calls it "ART".
! # ...

  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  #
  # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF),
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*** 560,565 ****
--- 569,578 ----
  			-3:00	-	ART
  #
  # San Luis (SL)
+ 
+ Rule	SanLuis	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00	0	-
+ Rule	SanLuis	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=8	0:00	1:00	S
+ 
  Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
  			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May
  			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
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*** 574,581 ****
  			-3:00	-	ART	2004 May 31
  			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jul 25
  			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Jan 21
! 			-3:00	-	ART	2009 Mar 15
! 			-4:00	Arg	WAR%sT
  #
  # Santa Cruz (SC)
  Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
--- 587,593 ----
  			-3:00	-	ART	2004 May 31
  			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jul 25
  			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Jan 21
! 			-4:00	SanLuis	WAR%sT
  #
  # Santa Cruz (SC)
  Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31