--- southamerica.old	2008-10-08 09:46:17.000000000 -0300
+++ southamerica	2008-11-02 09:14:05.000000000 -0300
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ Rule	Arg	2000	only	-	Mar	3	0:00	0	-
 Rule	Arg	2007	only	-	Dec	30	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
 Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Arg	2009	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
  
 # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
 # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
@@ -331,6 +332,14 @@ Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:0
 # keep America/Cordoba a single region rather than splitting it into the
 # other 5 subregions.
 
+# From Ricardo Vieitez (2008-11-02):
+# There are 12 provinces that are excluded from ARST, according to
+# http://infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/145000-149999/145937/norma.htm:
+# Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La Pampa, Neuquen, 
+# Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del
+# Atlantico Sud.
+
+
 #
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 #
@@ -388,7 +397,8 @@ Zone America/Argentina/La_Rioja -4:27:24
 			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 Jun  1
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jun 20
-			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT
+			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Mar 16
+			-3:00	-	ART
 #
 # San Juan (SJ)
 Zone America/Argentina/San_Juan -4:34:04 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
@@ -428,7 +438,8 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Catamarca -4:23:0
 			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 Jun  1
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jun 20
-			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT
+			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Mar 16
+			-3:00	-	ART
 #
 # Mendoza (MZ)
 Zone America/Argentina/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
@@ -445,7 +456,8 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Mendoza -4:35:16 
 			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 May 23
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Sep 26
-			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT
+			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Mar 16
+			-3:00	-	ART
 #
 # Santa Cruz (SC)
@@ -473,7 +485,8 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:3
 			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 Jun  1
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jun 20
-			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT
+			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Mar 16
+			-3:00	-	ART
 #
 # Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF)
 Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
@@ -484,7 +497,8 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 
 			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 May 30
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jun 20
-			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT
+			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Mar 16
+			-3:00	-	ART
 
 # Aruba
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]