From Tim Parenti (2024-07-01): Decreto-Lei 44-B/86 of 1986-03-07 switched mainland Portugal's transition times from 0:00s to 1:00u to harmonize with the EEC from 1986-03-30. https://dre.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/44-b-1986-628280 (Transitions of 1:00s as previously reported and used by the W-Eur rules, though equivalent, appear to have been fiction here.) Madeira continued to use 0:00s for spring 1986 before joining with the mainland using 1:00u in the fall; meanwhile, in the Azores the two were equivalent, so the law specifying 0:00s wasn't touched until 1992. (See below for more on the islands.) From Rui Pedro Salgueiro (1992-11-12): Portugal has recently (September, 27) changed timezone (from WET to MET or CET) to harmonize with EEC. Martin Bruckmann (1996-02-29) reports via Peter Ilieve that Portugal is reverting to 0:00 by not moving its clocks this spring. The new Prime Minister was fed up with getting up in the dark in the winter. From Paul Eggert (1996-11-12): IATA SSIM (1991-09) reports several 1991-09 and 1992-09 transitions at 02:00u, not 01:00u. Assume that these are typos. Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] STDOFF -0:36:44.68
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Tim Parenti (2024-07-01):
Decreto-Lei 44-B/86 of 1986-03-07 switched mainland Portugal's transition times from 0:00s to 1:00u to harmonize with the EEC from 1986-03-30. https://dre.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/44-b-1986-628280 (Transitions of 1:00s as previously reported and used by the W-Eur rules, though equivalent, appear to have been fiction here.) Madeira continued to use 0:00s for spring 1986 before joining with the mainland using 1:00u in the fall; meanwhile, in the Azores the two were equivalent, so the law specifying 0:00s wasn't touched until 1992. (See below for more on the islands.)
Rui Pedro Salgueiro (1992-11-12):
Portugal has recently (September, 27) changed timezone (from WET to MET or CET) to harmonize with EEC. Martin Bruckmann (1996-02-29) reports via Peter Ilieve that Portugal is reverting to 0:00 by not moving its clocks this spring. The new Prime Minister was fed up with getting up in the dark in the winter.
Paul Eggert (1996-11-12):
IATA SSIM (1991-09) reports several 1991-09 and 1992-09 transitions at 02:00u, not 01:00u. Assume that these are typos. Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] STDOFF -0:36:44.68
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