-# @(#)leapseconds 7.13
-
-# $FreeBSD: src/share/zoneinfo/leapseconds,v 1.6 2001/04/06 16:46:52 wollman Exp $
+# @(#)leapseconds 7.17
# Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
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 AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS)
+#
+# SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE ET DES SYSTEMES DE REFERENCE
#
# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
# 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
# Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
-# Internet : iers@obspm.fr
+# Internet : services.iers@obspm.fr
+#
+# Paris, 15 January 2004
+#
+# Bulletin C 27
+#
+# To authorities responsible
+# for the measurement and
+# distribution of time
#
-# Paris, 11 January 2001
+# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
#
-# Bulletin C 21
+# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2004.
+# 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
+# Observatoire de Paris, France