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ARMENIA TO CANCEL SUMMER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
ITAR-TASS
January 26, 2012 Thursday 06:54 PM GMT+4
Russia
Armenia is going to drop the practice of setting the clocks forth
in the spring and back in the autumn to ensure its time zone should
always coincide with Moscow's.
The government on Thursday considered a legislative initiative by
parliament members from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia,
under Galust Saakian and Karine Adzhemian, who proposed amendments
to the law on time calculation in the territory of the republic.
The legislators believe that with the adoption of their initiative
Armenia would return to the normal time zone, which would have a
positive effect on people's health. Besides, a number of countries
have canceled the transition to daylight saving time, the legislators
recalled. Various ministries and agencies in Armenia have arrived at
the conclusion that amendments to the time calculation rules would
have no effects on small or medium businesses and competition, while
it would have positive effects on social protection.
The government found the arguments offered in support of the
legislative initiative as clear and acceptable. After certain polishing
and proof-reading the proposal will be submitted to parliament for
consideration. The document says that in the last Sunday of march the
country will cancel the practice of resetting the clocks to summertime
to stay in the fourth UTC zone (Greenwich plus four hours).
On the last Sunday of October Armenia shifted to winter time, which
coincides with Moscow time.
ITAR-TASS
January 26, 2012 Thursday 06:54 PM GMT+4
Russia
Armenia is going to drop the practice of setting the clocks forth
in the spring and back in the autumn to ensure its time zone should
always coincide with Moscow's.
The government on Thursday considered a legislative initiative by
parliament members from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia,
under Galust Saakian and Karine Adzhemian, who proposed amendments
to the law on time calculation in the territory of the republic.
The legislators believe that with the adoption of their initiative
Armenia would return to the normal time zone, which would have a
positive effect on people's health. Besides, a number of countries
have canceled the transition to daylight saving time, the legislators
recalled. Various ministries and agencies in Armenia have arrived at
the conclusion that amendments to the time calculation rules would
have no effects on small or medium businesses and competition, while
it would have positive effects on social protection.
The government found the arguments offered in support of the
legislative initiative as clear and acceptable. After certain polishing
and proof-reading the proposal will be submitted to parliament for
consideration. The document says that in the last Sunday of march the
country will cancel the practice of resetting the clocks to summertime
to stay in the fourth UTC zone (Greenwich plus four hours).
On the last Sunday of October Armenia shifted to winter time, which
coincides with Moscow time.