ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 8899 Second edition 2003-12-01 Oil of lemon petitgrain [Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.J Huile essentielle de petitgrain citronnier [Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.] Reference number ISO 8899:2003(E) ISO @ ISO 2003 ISO 8899:2003(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 accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademarkof 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 parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In 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, 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 + 4122 749 0947 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @IsO2003-All rights reserved ISO 8899:2003(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies non-governmental,inliaison withIsO,also take part in thework.Iso collaborates closely with the International 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. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International 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 ISO 8899 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 54, Essential oils. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (isO 8899:1991), which has been technically revised Together with the second edition of IsO 855 and the third edition of IsO 3519, it also will cancel and replace ISO7611:1985. @ ISo 2003-All rights reserved ii ISO 8899:2003(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Oil of lemon petitgrain [Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.] 1 Scope 3 Terms and definitions ThisInternational Standardspecifiescertaincharac For the purposes of this document, the following teristics of the oil of lemon petitgrain [Citrus limon terms and definitions apply. (L.) Burm. f.], in order to facilitate assessment of its quality. 3.1 oil of lemon petitgrain essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the Normative references leaves and twigs, usually without small green fruits. 2 of Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., of the Rutaceae family, The following referenced documents are indispen- growing in Spain and Italy sable for the application of this document. For dated NOTE For information on the CAS number, see references, only the edition cited applies. For un- ISO/TR21092. dated references,the latest editionof thereferenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO/TR 210, Essential oils General rules for 4 Requirements packaging, conditioning and storage 4.1 Appearance ISO/TR 211, Essential oils — General rules for la- belling and marking of containers Clear liquid. Iso 212, Essential oils — Sampling 4.2 Colour Iso 279, Essential oils — Determination of relative Pale yellow to amber yellow. density at 20 °C - Reference method Iso 280, Essential oils — Determination of refrac- 4.3 Odour tive index Ethereal, lemon smell. Iso 592, Essent