Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1828 of 28 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) in hemp leaves for water infusion and hemp leaves infusions
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1828 of 28 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) in hemp leaves for water infusion and hemp leaves infusions
Data as of 2026-08-20 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
Regulation (EU) 2023/915 is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 10(1) is amended as follows:
(a)
the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
‘Food lawfully placed on the market prior to the dates referred to in points (a) to (t) may remain on the market until their date of minimum durability or use-by date:’;
(b)
the following point (t) is added:
‘(t)
1 January 2027 as regards the maximum levels for sum of Δ 9 -THC and Δ 9 -THCA, expressed in Δ 9 -THC equivalents, set out in points 2.6.4 and 2.6.5 of Annex I’
(2)
Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 1 January 2027.
ANNEX
In Section 2: Plant toxins of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/915, the following points 2.6.4 and 2.6.5 are added to subsection 2.6 ‘Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9 -THC) equivalents’:
‘2.6.4
Hemp leaves for water infusion
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The labelling of the hemp leaves shall bear the following statements in the principal field of vision of the label (using the specific font size ( 11 ))
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“Only to be used for water infusion (preparation of a herbal infusion).
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Shall not be consumed by infants and young children.
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No fatty ingredients, such as cream or milk, shall be added during steeping.”
Without prejudice to more restrictive national rules in certain Member States on the placing market of hemp leaves.
2.6.5
Ready to drink hemp leaves infusions
0,02
Including ready to drink herbal infusions not exclusively based on hemp leaves.
Without prejudice to more restrictive national rules in certain Member States on the placing market of ready to drink hemp leaves infusions.’
