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diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/CustomerCardTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/CustomerCardTimeZoneTestV1.java
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+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.ICustomerCard;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.CustomerCardTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class CustomerCardTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class CustomerCardTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFromDate1 = null;
+    String validFromDate2 = null;
+    String validFromDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntilDate1 = null;
+    String validUntilDate2 = null;
+    String validUntilDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  CustomerCardTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  CustomerCardTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  CustomerCardTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFromDate1 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate2 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate3 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntilDate1 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate2 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate3 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setValidFromDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/CustomerCardTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/CustomerCardTimeZoneTestV2.java
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@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv2.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.ICustomerCard;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.CustomerCardTestTicketV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class CustomerCardTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class CustomerCardTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2 decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2 encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFromDate1 = null;
+    String validFromDate2 = null;
+    String validFromDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntilDate1 = null;
+    String validUntilDate2 = null;
+    String validUntilDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  CustomerCardTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  CustomerCardTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  CustomerCardTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFromDate1 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate2 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate3 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntilDate1 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate2 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate3 = ((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setValidFromDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((ICustomerCard) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/DateTimeUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/DateTimeUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b2e578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/DateTimeUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.DateTimeUtils;
+
+
+public class DateTimeUtilsTest{
+
+
+
+    @Test public void testDateDiff1() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	
+    	Calendar issuing = Calendar.getInstance();
+    	issuing.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	issuing.set(Calendar.YEAR,2017);
+    	issuing.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 31);    	
+    	issuing.set(Calendar.MONTH, 12);
+    	issuing.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 23);
+    	issuing.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 5);
+    	
+    	Calendar local = Calendar.getInstance();
+    	local.set(Calendar.YEAR,2018);
+    	local.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);    	
+    	local.set(Calendar.MONTH, 1);
+    	issuing.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
+    	issuing.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 5);
+    	
+    	Long diff = DateTimeUtils.getDateDifference(issuing.getTime(), local.getTime());
+    	
+    
+        assert(diff.intValue() == 1);
+    }
+    
+
+
+
+
+    
+    
+    
+    
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/FipTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/FipTimeZoneTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9b0f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/FipTimeZoneTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IFipTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.FipTimeZoneTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class FipTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFrom1 = null;
+    String validFrom2 = null;
+    String validFrom3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntil1 = null;
+    String validUntil2 = null;
+    String validUntil3 = null;
+    
+    String activationDate1 = null;
+    String activationDate2 = null;
+    String activationDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  FipTimeZoneTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  FipTimeZoneTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  FipTimeZoneTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFrom1 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom2 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom3 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntil1 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil2 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil3 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        activationDate1 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate2 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate3 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+
+	}
+
+	
+	private void setActivatedDayTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    		Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+		
+	}
+
+	private void setValidFromTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/FipTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/FipTimeZoneTestV2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89b6562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/FipTimeZoneTestV2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv2.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IFipTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.FipTimeZoneTestTicketV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class FipTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2 decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2 encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFrom1 = null;
+    String validFrom2 = null;
+    String validFrom3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntil1 = null;
+    String validUntil2 = null;
+    String validUntil3 = null;
+    
+    String activationDate1 = null;
+    String activationDate2 = null;
+    String activationDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  FipTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  FipTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  FipTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFrom1 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom2 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom3 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntil1 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil2 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil3 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        activationDate1 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate2 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate3 = ((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+
+	}
+
+	
+	private void setActivatedDayTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    		Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+		
+	}
+
+	private void setValidFromTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IFipTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2d288e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IOpenTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFrom1 = null;
+    String validFrom2 = null;
+    String validFrom3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntil1 = null;
+    String validUntil2 = null;
+    String validUntil3 = null;
+    
+    String activationDate1 = null;
+    String activationDate2 = null;
+    String activationDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFrom1 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom2 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom3 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntil1 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil2 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil3 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        activationDate1 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate2 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate3 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+
+	}
+
+	
+	private void setActivatedDayTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    		Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+		
+	}
+
+	private void setValidFromTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab16716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv2.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IOpenTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV2.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class OpenTicketTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2 decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2 encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFrom1 = null;
+    String validFrom2 = null;
+    String validFrom3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntil1 = null;
+    String validUntil2 = null;
+    String validUntil3 = null;
+    
+    String activationDate1 = null;
+    String activationDate2 = null;
+    String activationDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  OpenTicketTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFrom1 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom2 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom3 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntil1 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil2 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil3 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        activationDate1 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate2 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate3 = ((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+
+	}
+
+	
+	private void setActivatedDayTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    		Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+		
+	}
+
+	private void setValidFromTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IOpenTicket) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ParkingTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ParkingTimeZoneTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cda25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ParkingTimeZoneTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IParkingGround;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.ParkingTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class ParkingTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class ParkingTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String FromParkingDateDate1 = null;
+    String FromParkingDateDate2 = null;
+    String FromParkingDateDate3 = null;
+    
+    String ToParkingDateDate1 = null;
+    String ToParkingDateDate2 = null;
+    String ToParkingDateDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  ParkingTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  ParkingTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  ParkingTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setFromParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setToParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setFromParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setToParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setFromParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setToParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        FromParkingDateDate1 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getFromParkingDate().toString();
+        FromParkingDateDate2 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getFromParkingDate().toString();
+        FromParkingDateDate3 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getFromParkingDate().toString();
+
+        ToParkingDateDate1 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getToParkingDate().toString();
+        ToParkingDateDate2 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getToParkingDate().toString();
+        ToParkingDateDate3 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getToParkingDate().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setFromParkingDateDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setFromParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setFromParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setFromParkingDate(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setToParkingDateDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setToParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setToParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setToParkingDate(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ParkingTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ParkingTimeZoneTestV2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3833034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ParkingTimeZoneTestV2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv2.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IParkingGround;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.ParkingTestTicketV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class ParkingTestV2.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class ParkingTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2 decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2 encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String FromParkingDateDate1 = null;
+    String FromParkingDateDate2 = null;
+    String FromParkingDateDate3 = null;
+    
+    String ToParkingDateDate1 = null;
+    String ToParkingDateDate2 = null;
+    String ToParkingDateDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  ParkingTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  ParkingTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  ParkingTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setFromParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setToParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setFromParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setToParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setFromParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setToParkingDateDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(FromParkingDateDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(ToParkingDateDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        FromParkingDateDate1 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getFromParkingDate().toString();
+        FromParkingDateDate2 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getFromParkingDate().toString();
+        FromParkingDateDate3 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getFromParkingDate().toString();
+
+        ToParkingDateDate1 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getToParkingDate().toString();
+        ToParkingDateDate2 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getToParkingDate().toString();
+        ToParkingDateDate3 = ((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getToParkingDate().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setFromParkingDateDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setFromParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setFromParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setFromParkingDate(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setToParkingDateDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setToParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setToParkingDate(date);
+		((IParkingGround) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setToParkingDate(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/PassTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/PassTimeZoneTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7aeae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/PassTimeZoneTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IPass;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.PassTimeZoneTestTicketCase1V1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.PassTimeZoneTestTicketCase2V1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.PassTimeZoneTestTicketCase3V1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class PassTimeZoneTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * test validity dates and activated days in different time zones
+ * 
+   Case 1:
+				issue date: 04-03-2021 12:30 UTC
+ 				issuingYear: 2021
+  				issuingDay: 63
+  				issuingTime: 750
+  				validFromDay: 10
+  				activatedDays: [0]
+  				utcOffset: 0
+
+				expected:   activated for 04-03-2021 + 10 + 0 00:00 UTC --> 14-03-2021
+
+   Case 2:
+				issue date: 04-03-2021 00:30 UTC
+  				issuingYear: 2021
+  				issuingDay: 63
+  				issuingTime: 30
+  				validFromDay: 10
+  				activatedDays: [0]
+  				utcOffset: 0
+  				
+  				expected:   activated for 04-03-2021 + 10 + 0 00:00 UTC --> 14-03-2021
+  				 
+   Case 3:
+				issue date: 03-03-2021 23:30 UTC
+  				issuingYear: 2021
+  				issuingDay: 62
+  				issuingTime: 1410
+  				validFromDay: 11
+  				activatedDays: [0]
+  				
+  				expected: activated for 03-03-2021 + 11 + 0 00:00 UTC --> 14-03-2021
+ * 
+ * - Test tickets defined on the level of the asn.1 object model
+ * - set the local time zone
+ * - decoded to get an API ticket object
+ * - encode again to  
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class PassTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFrom1 = null;
+    String validFrom2 = null;
+    String validFrom3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntil1 = null;
+    String validUntil2 = null;
+    String validUntil3 = null;
+    
+    String activationDate1 = null;
+    String activationDate2 = null;
+    String activationDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  PassTimeZoneTestTicketCase1V1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  PassTimeZoneTestTicketCase2V1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  PassTimeZoneTestTicketCase3V1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test decode test tickets in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETdecodeOnly() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+		
+		encodedInTimeZone1 = encoded1;
+		encodedInTimeZone2 = encoded2;
+		encodedInTimeZone3 = encoded3;
+
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+	/**
+	 * Test  decode test tickets in GMT.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTdecodeOnly() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+		
+		encodedInTimeZone1 = encoded1;
+		encodedInTimeZone2 = encoded2;
+		encodedInTimeZone3 = encoded3;
+
+        //test decoded ticket
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+               
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFrom1 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom2 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom3 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntil1 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil2 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil3 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        activationDate1 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate2 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate3 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+
+	}
+
+	
+	private void setActivatedDayTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    		Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+		
+	}
+
+	private void setValidFromTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/PassTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/PassTimeZoneTestV2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..decc26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/PassTimeZoneTestV2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv2.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IPass;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.PassTimeZoneTestTicketV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV2.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class PassTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2 decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2 encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFrom1 = null;
+    String validFrom2 = null;
+    String validFrom3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntil1 = null;
+    String validUntil2 = null;
+    String validUntil3 = null;
+    
+    String activationDate1 = null;
+    String activationDate2 = null;
+    String activationDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  PassTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  PassTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  PassTimeZoneTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		setActivatedDayTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFrom1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFrom3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntil1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntil3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(activationDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(activationDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFrom1 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom2 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFrom3 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntil1 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil2 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntil3 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        activationDate1 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate2 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+        activationDate3 = ((IPass) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().iterator().next().toString();
+
+	}
+
+	
+	private void setActivatedDayTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    		Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().clear();
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getActivatedDays().add(date);
+		
+	}
+
+	private void setValidFromTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IPass) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ReservationTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ReservationTimeZoneTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bf78cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ReservationTimeZoneTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IReservation;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.ReservationTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class ReservationTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String departureDate1 = null;
+    String departureDate2 = null;
+    String departureDate3 = null;
+    
+    String arrivalDate1 = null;
+    String arrivalDate2 = null;
+    String arrivalDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  ReservationTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  ReservationTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  ReservationTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setdepartureDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setarrivalDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(departureDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(arrivalDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setdepartureDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setarrivalDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(departureDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(arrivalDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setdepartureDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setarrivalDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(departureDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(arrivalDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        departureDate1 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getDepartureDate().toString();
+        departureDate2 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getDepartureDate().toString();
+        departureDate3 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getDepartureDate().toString();
+
+        arrivalDate1 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getArrivalDate().toString();
+        arrivalDate2 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getArrivalDate().toString();
+        arrivalDate3 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getArrivalDate().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setdepartureDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setDepartureDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setDepartureDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setDepartureDate(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setarrivalDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setArrivalDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setArrivalDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setArrivalDate(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ReservationTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ReservationTimeZoneTestV2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34d3bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/ReservationTimeZoneTestV2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv2.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IReservation;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.ReservationTestTicketV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class ReservationTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2 decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2 encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String departureDate1 = null;
+    String departureDate2 = null;
+    String departureDate3 = null;
+    
+    String arrivalDate1 = null;
+    String arrivalDate2 = null;
+    String arrivalDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  ReservationTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  ReservationTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  ReservationTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setdepartureDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setarrivalDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(departureDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(arrivalDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setdepartureDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setarrivalDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(departureDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(arrivalDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setdepartureDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setarrivalDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(departureDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(departureDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(arrivalDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(arrivalDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        departureDate1 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getDepartureDate().toString();
+        departureDate2 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getDepartureDate().toString();
+        departureDate3 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getDepartureDate().toString();
+
+        arrivalDate1 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getArrivalDate().toString();
+        arrivalDate2 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getArrivalDate().toString();
+        arrivalDate3 = ((IReservation) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getArrivalDate().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setdepartureDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setDepartureDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setDepartureDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setDepartureDate(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setarrivalDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setArrivalDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setArrivalDate(date);
+		((IReservation) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setArrivalDate(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/StationPassageTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/StationPassageTimeZoneTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aedf569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/StationPassageTimeZoneTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IStationPassage;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.StationPassageTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class StationPassageTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFromDate1 = null;
+    String validFromDate2 = null;
+    String validFromDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntilDate1 = null;
+    String validUntilDate2 = null;
+    String validUntilDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  StationPassageTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  StationPassageTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  StationPassageTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFromDate1 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate2 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate3 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntilDate1 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate2 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate3 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setValidFromDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setUntilDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/StationPassageTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/StationPassageTimeZoneTestV2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e87e968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/StationPassageTimeZoneTestV2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv2.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IStationPassage;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.StationPassageTestTicketV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class FipTimeZoneTestV2.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class StationPassageTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2 decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoderV2();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2 encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoderV2();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFromDate1 = null;
+    String validFromDate2 = null;
+    String validFromDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntilDate1 = null;
+    String validUntilDate2 = null;
+    String validUntilDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  StationPassageTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  StationPassageTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  StationPassageTestTicketV2.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFromDate1 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate2 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate3 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntilDate1 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate2 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate3 = ((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setValidFromDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setUntilDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IStationPassage) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeOpenTicketTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeOpenTicketTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb20d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeOpenTicketTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.OpenTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+public class UperEncodeOpenTicketTestV1 {
+
+
+    
+	@Test public void testDecodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket = OpenTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+        //String expectedHex = "78022020050DD3CF9F5CBCAA65E7D284EA40218A02D000822537B43701A237BB82B164CDA358088373CBBB4EFE40EDAF28EE4DEEAE004A03AD12B01416D08000000004039BDC195B951A58DAD95D125B999BC48088040EE0C2E6E6C2CECA021282DAE6E8CAE4C8C2DA0080BDA60100402C800131B20081013A65E7D00805881416D00B20283DA0"; 
+        //assertEquals(hex,expectedHex);
+        UicRailTicketData decodedTicket  = UperEncoder.decode(encoded, UicRailTicketData.class);
+        OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+        IUicRailTicket iTicket = null;
+        try {
+        	iTicket = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+        
+        Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+        try {
+        	encoded = encoder.encode(iTicket);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+        
+        assert(decodedTicket != null);
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.ageCheckRequired , false );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getInfoText() , "cd" );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIncludedTickets().get(0).getProductOwnerIA5() , "test" );
+        assert(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIdentificationByCardReference().get(0).getTrailingCardIdNum() == 100L );
+    }    
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodePassTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodePassTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7436f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodePassTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.PassTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+public class UperEncodePassTestV1 {
+
+    
+	@Test public void testDecodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket =  PassTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+
+        UicRailTicketData decodedTicket  = UperEncoder.decode(encoded, UicRailTicketData.class);
+        
+        OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+        IUicRailTicket iTicket = null;
+        try {
+        	iTicket = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+        
+        Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+        try {
+        	encoded = encoder.encode(iTicket);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+        
+        assert(decodedTicket != null);
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.ageCheckRequired , false );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getInfoText() , "cd" );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIncludedTickets().get(0).getProductOwnerIA5() , "test" );
+        assert(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIdentificationByCardReference().get(0).getTrailingCardIdNum() == 100L );
+    }    
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeTicketLinkTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeTicketLinkTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a4b04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeTicketLinkTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.ILinkMode;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.ITicketLink;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.ITicketType;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.SimpleTicketLinkTestTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+public class UperEncodeTicketLinkTestV1 {
+
+ 
+
+
+
+    @Test public void testEncodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket = SimpleTicketLinkTestTicket.getUicTestTicket();
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+       
+        String expectedHex = SimpleTicketLinkTestTicket.getEncodingV1Hex();
+         UperEncoder.logger.debug(String.format("first difference at index: %d",hex.compareTo(expectedHex)));
+        UperEncoder.logger.debug(String.format("data returned: %s",hex)); 
+        UperEncoder.logger.debug(String.format("data expected: %s",expectedHex)); 
+        assert(hex.equals(expectedHex));
+    }
+    
+	@Test public void testDecodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket = SimpleTicketLinkTestTicket.getUicTestTicket();
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+        String expectedHex = SimpleTicketLinkTestTicket.getEncodingV1Hex();
+        assertEquals(hex,expectedHex);
+        UicRailTicketData decodedTicket  = UperEncoder.decode(encoded, UicRailTicketData.class);
+        assert(decodedTicket != null);
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.ageCheckRequired , false );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getInfoText() , "cd" );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIncludedTickets().get(0).getProductOwnerIA5() , "test" );
+        assert(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIdentificationByCardReference().get(0).getTrailingCardIdNum() == 100L );
+        assert(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIncludedTickets().size() == 1);
+  	}    
+
+	@Test public void testDecodeTicket2Api() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket = SimpleTicketLinkTestTicket.getUicTestTicket();
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        UicRailTicketData decodedTicket  = UperEncoder.decode(encoded, UicRailTicketData.class);       
+        
+        OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+        IUicRailTicket uicTicket = null;
+		try {
+			uicTicket = decoder.decodeFromAsn(decodedTicket);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			assert (false);
+		}
+        
+        assert(uicTicket.getControlDetails().getLinkedTickets().size() == 1);
+        for (ITicketLink link: uicTicket.getControlDetails().getLinkedTickets() ) {   	
+              	assert(link.getLinkMode() == ILinkMode.onlyValidInCombination);
+              	assert(link.getTicketType() == ITicketType.pass);
+        }
+	}    
+
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeTicketTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeTicketTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf8eec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeTicketTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.SimpleUicTestTicket;
+
+
+public class UperEncodeTicketTestV1 {
+
+    /**
+     * Example from the Standard on UPER.
+     <pre>
+     value UicRailTicketData ::=  {     
+       issuingDetail {
+            issuingYear       2018
+            issuingDay        1
+       	    specimen          TRUE,
+            securePaperTicket FALSE,
+            activated         TRUE,
+            issuerPNR         "issuerTestPNR",
+       	    issuedOnLine      12
+       }
+       ,travelerDetail{
+            traveler {
+               {
+                	firstName      "John"
+          	     	,secondName    "Dow"
+                	,idCard        "12345"
+                	,ticketHolder  TRUE
+          			,status        {{customerStatusDescr "senior" }}
+               }
+            }
+           ,groupName "myGroup"
+       }
+       ,transportDocument {
+          	{
+	         	 token {tokenProviderIA5 "VDV", token '82DA'H }
+	        	,ticket openTicket : {
+	        			returnIncluded    FALSE
+        				infoText          "openTicketInfo"
+	        	 }
+	       	}
+	      	,{
+	        	 ticket stationPassage : {
+       					 productName       "passage"
+       					,stationNameUTF8   { "Amsterdam" }       
+       					,validFromDay      0
+       					,numberOfDaysValid 123
+ 	        	}
+	       	}		
+       } 
+       ,controlDetail {
+          identificationByCardReference {
+            { trailingCardIdNum 100 }
+          }
+   	      ,identificationByIdCard	    FALSE
+    	  ,identificationByPassportId   FALSE
+          ,passportValidationRequired  	FALSE
+      	  ,onlineValidationRequired    	FALSE
+          ,ageCheckRequired            	FALSE   	
+    	  ,reductionCardCheckRequired  	FALSE          
+          ,infoText                     "cd"
+          ,includedTickets {
+          	{ productOwnerIA5 "test" }
+          }
+       } 
+       ,extension {
+            { extensionId "1", extensionData '82DA'H }
+           ,{ extensionId "2", extensionData '83DA'H }
+        }			
+     }
+     
+     
+78022020 050DD3CF 9F5CBCAA 65E7D284 EA40218A 02D00082 2537B437 01A237BB
+82B164CD A3580883 73CBBB4E FE40EDAF 28EE4DEE AE004A03 AD12B014 16D08000
+00000403 9BDC195B 951A58DA D95D125B 999BC480 88040EE0 C2E6E6C2 CECA0212
+82DAE6E8 CAE4C8C2 DA0080BD A6010040 2C800131 B2008101 3A65E7D0 08058814
+16D00B20 283DA0
+
+    </pre>
+     */
+
+
+
+    @Test public void testEncodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket = SimpleUicTestTicket.getUicTestTicket();
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+       
+        String expectedHex = "78022020050DD3CF9F5CBCAA65E7D284EA40218A02D000822537B43701A237BB82B164CDA358088373CBBB4EFE40EDAF28EE4DEEAE004A03AD12B01416D08000000004039BDC195B951A58DAD95D125B999BC48088040EE0C2E6E6C2CECA021282DAE6E8CAE4C8C2DA0080BDA60100402C800131B20081013A65E7D00805881416D00B20283DA0"; 
+        UperEncoder.logger.debug(String.format("first difference at index: %d",hex.compareTo(expectedHex)));
+        UperEncoder.logger.debug(String.format("data returned: %s",hex)); 
+        UperEncoder.logger.debug(String.format("data expected: %s",expectedHex)); 
+        assert(hex.equals(expectedHex));
+    }
+    
+	@Test public void testDecodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket = SimpleUicTestTicket.getUicTestTicket();
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+        String expectedHex = "78022020050DD3CF9F5CBCAA65E7D284EA40218A02D000822537B43701A237BB82B164CDA358088373CBBB4EFE40EDAF28EE4DEEAE004A03AD12B01416D08000000004039BDC195B951A58DAD95D125B999BC48088040EE0C2E6E6C2CECA021282DAE6E8CAE4C8C2DA0080BDA60100402C800131B20081013A65E7D00805881416D00B20283DA0"; 
+        assertEquals(hex,expectedHex);
+        UicRailTicketData decodedTicket  = UperEncoder.decode(encoded, UicRailTicketData.class);
+        assert(decodedTicket != null);
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.ageCheckRequired , false );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getInfoText() , "cd" );
+        assertEquals(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIncludedTickets().get(0).getProductOwnerIA5() , "test" );
+        assert(decodedTicket.controlDetail.getIdentificationByCardReference().get(0).getTrailingCardIdNum() == 100L );
+    }    
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeUICTicketExtensionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeUICTicketExtensionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da59f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/UperEncodeUICTicketExtensionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.datatypes.Asn1Optional;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.datatypes.Sequence;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.ExtensionData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.SequenceOfExtensionData;
+
+
+public class UperEncodeUICTicketExtensionTest {
+
+    /**
+     * Example from the Standard on UPER.
+     <pre>
+ 		World-Schema DEFINITIONS AUTOMATIC TAGS ::= 
+		BEGIN
+		TestRecord ::= [APPLICATION 0] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE {     
+          extensionList			SEQUENCE OF ExtensionData 	OPTIONAL   
+        }
+        ExtensionData	::= SEQUENCE 	{	
+	      extensionId   IA5String, 
+	      extensionData OCTET STRING
+        }        
+        END
+     
+     
+		value TestRecord ::= { extensionList {
+       		{ extensionId "1", extensionData '82DA'H }
+      	   ,{ extensionId "2", extensionData '83DA'H }
+   		 }			
+		}
+     
+Encoding to the file 'data.uper' using PER UNALIGNED encoding rule...
+TestRecord SEQUENCE [fieldcount (not encoded) = 1]
+  extensionList SEQUENCE OF [count = 2]
+    ExtensionData SEQUENCE [fieldcount (not encoded) = 2]
+      extensionId IA5String [length = 1.0]
+        "1"
+      extensionData OCTET STRING [length = 2.0]
+        0x82da
+    ExtensionData SEQUENCE [fieldcount (not encoded) = 2]
+      extensionId IA5String [length = 1.0]
+        "2"
+      extensionData OCTET STRING [length = 2.0]
+        0x83da
+Total encoded length = 10.7
+Encoded successfully in 11 bytes:
+8100B102 82DA0164 0507B4
+    </pre>
+     */
+
+	
+    @Sequence
+    public static class TestRecord {
+    	
+    	@Asn1Optional public SequenceOfExtensionData extension;
+    	
+        public TestRecord() {}
+        public void setExtensionList(SequenceOfExtensionData sd){
+        	this.extension = sd;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    @Test public void testEncodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    	TestRecord ticket = new TestRecord();
+    	populateTicket(ticket);
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+        String expectedHex = "8100B10282DA01640507B4"; 
+        UperEncoder.logger.debug(String.format("first diference at index: %d",hex.compareTo(expectedHex)));
+        assertEquals(hex,expectedHex);
+    }
+    
+	@Test public void testDecodeTicket() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+		TestRecord ticket = new TestRecord();
+    	populateTicket(ticket);
+        byte[] encoded = UperEncoder.encode(ticket);
+        String hex = UperEncoder.hexStringFromBytes(encoded);
+        UperEncoder.logger.log(Level.FINEST,String.format("data hex: %s", hex));
+        String expectedHex = "8100B10282DA01640507B4"; 
+        TestRecord decodedTicket  = UperEncoder.decode(encoded, TestRecord.class);
+        assert(decodedTicket != null);
+        assertEquals(hex,expectedHex);
+    }
+    
+    private void populateTicket(TestRecord ticket) {
+    	
+     	SequenceOfExtensionData ed = new SequenceOfExtensionData();
+    	populateExtensionSequence(ed);
+    	ticket.setExtensionList(ed);
+    	
+	}
+    
+  
+
+	/*
+       ,extension {
+            { extensionId "1", extensionData '82DA'H }
+           ,{ extensionId "2", extensionData '83DA'H }
+        }
+     */
+    private void populateExtensionSequence(SequenceOfExtensionData ed) {
+       	ExtensionData ed1 = new ExtensionData();
+    	ed1.setExtensionId("1");
+    	byte[] ba1 = { (byte) 0x82, (byte) 0xDA };
+    	ed1.setExtensionData(ba1); 	
+    	ExtensionData ed2 = new ExtensionData();    	
+    	ed2.setExtensionId("2");
+    	byte[] ba2 = { (byte) 0x83, (byte) 0xDA };
+    	ed2.setExtensionData(ba2);     	
+    	ed.add(ed1);
+    	ed.add(ed2);
+	}
+
+    
+    
+    
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/VoucherTimeZoneTestV1.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/VoucherTimeZoneTestV1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..423908b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/VoucherTimeZoneTestV1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IVoucher;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.VoucherTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class VoucherTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class VoucherTimeZoneTestV1 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFromDate1 = null;
+    String validFromDate2 = null;
+    String validFromDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntilDate1 = null;
+    String validUntilDate2 = null;
+    String validUntilDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  VoucherTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  VoucherTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  VoucherTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFromDate1 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate2 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate3 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntilDate1 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate2 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate3 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setValidFromDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/VoucherTimeZoneTestV2.java b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/VoucherTimeZoneTestV2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53dc248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/uic/barcode/ticket/api/test/VoucherTimeZoneTestV2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.uic.barcode.asn1.uper.UperEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.EncodingFormatException;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.asn.omv1.UicRailTicketData;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IVoucher;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.spec.IUicRailTicket;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.test.testtickets.VoucherTestTicketV1;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.Api2OpenAsnEncoder;
+import org.uic.barcode.ticket.api.utils.OpenAsn2ApiDecoder;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class VoucherTestV1.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public class VoucherTimeZoneTestV2 {
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 1 . */
+	private byte[] encoded1 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 2 . */
+	private byte[] encoded2 = null;
+	
+	/** The low level encoded test ticket test case 3 . */
+	private byte[] encoded3 = null;
+    
+    /** The decoder. */
+    OpenAsn2ApiDecoder decoder = new OpenAsn2ApiDecoder();
+    
+    /** The encoder. */
+    Api2OpenAsnEncoder encoder = new Api2OpenAsnEncoder();
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = null;
+    
+    /** The API ticket low level encoded for case 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = null;
+    
+    
+    /** The ticket decoded 1. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase1 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 2. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase2 = null;
+    
+    /** The i ticket decoded 3. */
+    IUicRailTicket iTicketDecodedCase3 = null;
+    
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone1 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone2 = null;
+    byte[] encodedInTimeZone3 = null;    
+    
+    String issuingDate1 = null;
+    String issuingDate2 = null;
+    String issuingDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validFromDate1 = null;
+    String validFromDate2 = null;
+    String validFromDate3 = null;
+    
+    String validUntilDate1 = null;
+    String validUntilDate2 = null;
+    String validUntilDate3 = null;
+    
+    TimeZone defaulttimeZone = null;
+    
+	/**
+	 * Prepare tickets.
+	 */
+	@Before public void prepare() {
+		
+		defaulttimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+		
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket1 =  VoucherTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket2 =  VoucherTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	UicRailTicketData ticket3 =  VoucherTestTicketV1.getUicTestTicket();
+    	
+    	//encode in UTC time zone
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+    	
+        encoded1 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket1);
+        encoded2 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket2);
+        encoded3 = UperEncoder.encode(ticket3);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * clean up
+	 */
+	@After public void resetTimeZone() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(defaulttimeZone);
+	}
+	
+    
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone CET
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+			
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+		
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+		
+
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testGMTCETencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+				
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2021.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("GMT");	
+		decode("CET");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 13:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 01:30:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 CET 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Wed Mar 24 23:59:00 CET 2021" )); 
+        
+         
+    }    
+	
+	/**
+	 * Test encode test tickets in UTC and decode in CET.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException the illegal argument exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException the illegal access exception
+	 * @throws ParseException 
+	 */
+	@Test public void testCETGMTencoding() throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, ParseException {
+		
+		//get tickets
+		decodeTestTicketUTC();
+		
+		//set the dates in the time zone GMT
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-12:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.04-00:30" ));
+		iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getIssuerDetails().setIssuingDate(new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" ).parse( "2021.03.03-23:30" ));
+
+		setValidFromDateTo("2021.03.14-00:00");
+		setValidUntilDateTo("2022.03.24-23:59");
+			
+		encode("CET");	
+		decode("GMT");
+        decodedDateToStrings();
+        
+        assert(issuingDate1.equals("Thu Mar 04 12:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate2.equals("Thu Mar 04 00:30:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(issuingDate3.equals("Wed Mar 03 23:30:00 GMT 2021" ));        
+       
+        assert(validFromDate1.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate2.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" ));
+        assert(validFromDate3.equals("Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2021" )); 
+        
+        assert(validUntilDate1.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate2.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" ));
+        assert(validUntilDate3.equals("Thu Mar 24 23:59:00 GMT 2022" )); 
+        
+        
+    }    
+
+	private void decodedDateToStrings() {
+
+        issuingDate1 = iTicketDecodedCase1.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate2 = iTicketDecodedCase2.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+        issuingDate3 = iTicketDecodedCase3.getIssuerDetails().getIssuingDate().toString();
+  
+        validFromDate1 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate2 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+        validFromDate3 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidFrom().toString();
+
+        validUntilDate1 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate2 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+        validUntilDate3 = ((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedCase3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).getValidUntil().toString();
+
+        
+ 	}
+
+	
+	private void setValidFromDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidFrom(date);			
+	}
+
+	private void setValidUntilDateTo(String dateString) throws ParseException {
+	    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy.MM.dd-HH:mm" );
+	    Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+		((IVoucher) iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3.getDocumentData().iterator().next()).setValidUntil(date);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Encode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void encode(String timeZone) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+        try {
+        	encodedInTimeZone1 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1);
+        	encodedInTimeZone2 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2);
+        	encodedInTimeZone3 = encoder.encode(iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3);
+		} catch (EncodingFormatException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decode in Time Zone
+	 */
+	private void decode(String timeZone) {	
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZone));
+	
+        try {
+        	iTicketDecodedCase1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone1);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone2);
+        	iTicketDecodedCase3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encodedInTimeZone3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Encode decode.
+	 */
+	private void decodeTestTicketUTC() {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+		try {
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case1 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded1);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case2 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded2);
+			iTicketDecodedFromAsn1Case3 = decoder.decodeFromAsn(encoded3);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+}