diff -u b/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
--- b/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -883,6 +883,7 @@
     'title' => 'Formats',
     'description' => 'Configure display format strings for date and time.',
     'page callback' => 'system_date_time_formats',
+    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
     'weight' => -9,
     'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
@@ -892,6 +893,7 @@
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_ACTION,
     'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
     'page arguments' => array('system_configure_date_formats_form'),
+    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
     'weight' => -10,
     'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
@@ -900,6 +902,7 @@
     'description' => 'Allow users to edit a configured date format.',
     'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
     'page arguments' => array('system_configure_date_formats_form', 5),
+    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
     'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
   $items['admin/config/regional/date-time/formats/%system_date_format/delete'] = array(
@@ -907,11 +910,13 @@
     'description' => 'Allow users to delete a configured date format.',
     'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
     'page arguments' => array('system_date_delete_format_form', 5),
+    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
     'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
   $items['admin/config/regional/date-time/formats/lookup'] = array(
     'title' => 'Date and time lookup',
     'page callback' => 'system_date_time_lookup',
+    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
     'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
     'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
@@ -1023,6 +1028,7 @@
       'title' => 'Localize',
       'description' => 'Configure date formats for each locale',
       'page callback' => 'system_date_format_language_overview_page',
+      'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
       'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
       'weight' => -8,
       'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
@@ -1032,6 +1038,7 @@
       'description' => 'Configure date formats for each locale',
       'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
       'page arguments' => array('system_date_format_localize_form', 5),
+      'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
       'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
     );
     $items['admin/config/regional/date-time/locale/%/reset'] = array(
@@ -1039,6 +1046,7 @@
       'description' => 'Reset localized date formats to global defaults',
       'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
       'page arguments' => array('system_date_format_localize_reset_form', 5),
+      'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
       'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
     );
   }