import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;

class DateFormatParseBug
{
    public static void main( String... args ) throws ParseException
    {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy-MMM-dd", Locale.GERMANY );
        System.out.println( Locale.getDefault() + " " + sdf.getTimeZone() );
        System.out.println( sdf.parse( "1999-Dez-31" ) );
        // System.out.println( sdf.parse( "1999-Dec-31" ) );
    }
}