Jan Hudec [off-list ref] writes:
I apologise for nitpicking, but ISO 8601 (and RFC 3339) says separator between
date and time is 'T' and there is no separator between time and timezone. So
this should be
...
ISO 8601 makes separators optional, so simple 4-digit timezone is OK.
My reading of 8601 was that it is allowed to drop [T] as long as
it is clear from the context by agreement between the parties
involved, although I admit the only copy I have handy is JIS
X0301 (2002), which is matching Japanese industrial standard
that consists of translation of ISO 8601 (2000) plus Japanese
"emperor's era" extensions.