From: "SJ Kissane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LEAPSECS] one signature brings UTC to US Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:00:26 +1000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On 10/08/07, Clive D.W. Feather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Magnus Danielson said: > > >> However, there isn't a problem: Sweden switches from UTC+1 to UTC+2 at > > >> 01:00:00 GMT (which is somewhere between 01:59:59 and 02:01:01 local > > >> time). > > > You are even missing the point. It was also prepared by the Swedish > > > Govrement, > > > and I think they had their law-text written up as they wished it to be. > > > > > > It *IS* UTC and switches on UTC time. > > > > > > Don't complain on the Swedish realization and laws, complain on the > > > incompetent > > > translators of EU instead. You are barking up the wrong tree here! > > > > No, I'm afraid you are. > > > > The Directive clearly states that the transition happens *throughout the > > EU* [1] at 01:00 GMT. The Swedes can't pick a different time to make the > > change, no matter what their local time is [2], any more than they could > > pick a different date or do it at 03:00 GMT. This is not a translation > > error. > Yes, but given that directives (as opposed to regulations) lack direct > effect, if Swedish law & EU directives conflict, Swedish law takes > priority -- the European Commission can reprimand Sweden or take it to > court if they wish, but until they convince Sweden to change the law, > the Swedish law applies (in general), not the directive. (Not that the > Commission would actually bother with a fiddly issue like this.) As has been discussed before, I did a lookthrough of the different translations of this directive, and depending on which translation you have it says GMT or UTC. It is in the archives. Cheers, Magnus _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
