ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 4728 Second edition 2003-09-01 Oil of Spanish wild marjoram (Thymus mastichina L.) Huile essentielle de marjolaine sauvage d'Espagne (Thymus mastichina L.) Reference number ISO 4728:2003(E) TSO @ ISO 2003 ISO 4728:2003(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The ISO Central Secretariat ac- cepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation pa- the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ?ISO2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ Iso 2003 - All rights reserved ISO 4728:2003(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the Interna tional Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2 adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an Interna- tional Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 4728 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 54, Essential oils. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (IsO 4728:1992), which has been technically revised. ationrightsreserved ii Copvriaht International Oranization for Standardization ISO 4728:2003(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Oil of Spanish wild marjoram (Thymus mastichina L.) 1 Scope IsO11024-2,Essentialoils—Generalguidanceon chromatographic profiles — Part 2: Utilization of This International Standard specifies certain charac- chromatographic profiles of samples of essential teristics of the oil of Spanish wild marjoram (Thymus oils mastichina L.), in order to facilitate assessment of its quality. 3 Terms and definitions 2 Normative references For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. The following referenced documents are indispen- sable for the application of this document. For 3.1 dated references, only the edition cited applies. For oil of Spanish wild marjoram undated references, the latest edition of the refer- essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the enced document (including any amendments) flowering tops of Thymus mastichina L., of the applies. Lamiaceae family, growing in different parts of Spain ISO/TR210,Essential oils General rules for packaging, conditioning and storage NOTE For information on the CAS number, see ISO/TR21092. ISO/TR211,Essentialoils- General