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PolandProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Beverages – Poland

Official title

Act of 17 October 2025 amending the Public Health Act (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1698)

Poland notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 10 June 2026. The comment period closed on 9 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Energy drinks/energy drinks, i.e. beverages with added caffeine or taurine containing caffeine in a proportion exceeding 150 mg/l or taurine, excluding substances naturally occurring in them

Notifying member
Poland
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 10 June 2026. Check WTO ePing or Poland for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/POL/8
ICS classification
  • 67.160 Beverages
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 9 August 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 9 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/POL/8; it can take them up with Poland.

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What the notification says

The Act introduced a ban on the sale of beverages containing added caffeine or taurine to: 1. persons under 18 years of age; 2. educational institutions; 3. vending machines. Additionally, the Act stipulates that a producer or importer of a beverage containing added caffeine or taurine is required to label the unit packaging of the product with a visible, legible, and permanently affixed notice reading 'Energy Drink' or 'Energy Beverage.' The Act also includes penal provisions concerning the failure to comply with obligations related to the sale and labelling of beverages containing added caffeine or taurine.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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