# ISO 3515:1987 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 3515:1987, item title is Oil of French lavender (Lavandula angustifolia P. Miller); status code is 9599; successor is ISO/DIS 3515 | ISO 3515:2002; withdrawn / published date is 1987-11-19, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 3515:1987 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Oil of French lavender (Lavandula angustifolia P. Miller) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO/DIS 3515 | ISO 3515:2002 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1987-11-19 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 8883,IS,,ISO 3515:1987,Oil of French lavender (Lavandula angustifolia P. Miller),Huile essentielle de lavande de France (Lavandula angustifolia P. Miller),1987-11-19,2,['71.100.60'],ISO/TC 54,9599,[8882],"[24654,36253]","['en','fr']",4,"
The Standard specifies the following characteristics of the oil. Appearance: Clear, mobile liquid. Colour: Pale yellow. Odour: Characteristic, rustic and recalling the odour of lavernder flowers. Relative density at 20/20 °C: 0,877 - 0,890. Refractive index at 20 °C: 1,4580 - 1,4640. Optical rotation at 20 °C: Range from - 11 to - 7 . Miscibility in 70 % (V/V) ethanol at 20 °C: 1 volume in not more than 5 volumes. Acid value: Maximum 1,0. Ester value: 108 ## 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. Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).