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-# @(#)leapseconds 7.13
+# @(#)leapseconds 7.14
# Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ Leap 1994 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
Leap 1995 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
Leap 1997 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S
Leap 1998 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
-# INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION SERVICE (IERS)
-# SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
+
+# INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION SERVICE (IERS)
+# SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
#
# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
@@ -53,12 +54,26 @@ Leap 1998 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S
# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
# Internet : iers@obspm.fr
#
-# Paris, 11 January 2001
+# Paris, 25 June 2001
+#
+# Bulletin C 22
+#
+# To authorities responsible
+# for the measurement and
+# distribution of time
+#
+# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
#
-# Bulletin C 21
+# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2001.
+# The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is :
#
-# To authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time
+# from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -32 s
#
-# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
+# Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
+# or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
+# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there
+# will be no time step at the next possible date.
#
-# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2001.
+# Daniel GAMBIS
+# Director
+# Earth Orientation Center of IERS