# ISO 1988:1975 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 1988:1975, item title is Hard coal — Sampling; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 18283:2006; withdrawn / published date is 1975-03-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 1988:1975 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Hard coal — Sampling _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 18283:2006 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1975-03-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 6722,IS,,ISO 1988:1975,Hard coal — Sampling,Charbons et lignites durs — Échantillonnage,1975-03-01,1,['73.040'],ISO/TC 27/SC 4,9599,,[31776],"['en','fr']",90,"
Forms a comprehensive document dealing with allaspects of the sampling of coal. It specifies methods of sampling hard coal, for both routine and special purposes, to provide samples for general analysis and for the determination of total moisture. It also outlines the principles to be taken into consideration when taking the sample and preparing it for analysis.
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