From f9488692b0cfdf30edfb0c647960e734ea7619c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur David Olson Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 12:48:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Eggert mods SCCS-file: europe SCCS-SID: 7.43 --- europe | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/europe b/europe index 3673ed8..344025a 100644 --- a/europe +++ b/europe @@ -630,10 +630,18 @@ # came into force on 16 November. It restates the dates from the EC # seventh Summer Time Directive.... # -# From Peter Ilieve (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 (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 (1994-03-28): # The [GB-Eire] end date of 22 October [1995] conflicts with your current rule