# ISO 3218:1976 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 3218:1976, item title is Essential oils — Principles of nomenclature; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 3218:2014 | ISO/WD 3218; withdrawn / published date is 1976-06-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 3218:1976 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Essential oils — Principles of nomenclature _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 3218:2014 | ISO/WD 3218
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1976-06-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 8423,IS,,ISO 3218:1976,Essential oils — Principles of nomenclature,Huiles essentielles — Principes de nomenclature,1976-06-01,1,['71.100.60'],ISO/TC 54,9599,,"[56820,8424]","['en','fr']",2,"<p>To distinguish essential oils from fixed oils, the expression 'oil of ...' shall be used. The commonly accepted trivial name of the plant shall follow these words. When no trivial name exists, the complete botanical name shall be used instead. If more than one part of the plant can be used for the extraction of essential oil, the name of the part employed shall follow the trivial name of the plant. If necessary the name of the country or area the plants are coming from shall precede the trivial name an

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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