Summer-time arrangements: 8th Directive

OBJECTIVE: the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive seeks to fix for a four-year period the dates and times at which summer time will begin throughout the Union after 1997. SUBSTANCE: in each Member State in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 summer time would begin at 1 a.m., universal time, on the last Sunday in March and end at 1 a.m., universal time, on the last Sunday in October. The arrangements applicable as from 2002 will be adopted before 1 January 2001 on a proposal from the Commission submitted before 1 January 2000. The directive will not apply to Member States' overseas territories. �