
EU regulation


Industrial hemp THC cap increased…
6th March 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Portugal |

MEPs want EU to come together over hemp cultivation…
3rd March 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

HMPC publishes Q&A on medical cannabis products…
17th February 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Non-paper on CBD in cosmetics to be discussed in March…
13th February 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Efsa’s ‘statement on CBD as a novel food’ due for discussion…
13th February 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EU confirms rules of the new CAP THC levels…
13th January 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

New THC limits entered into force on 1st January…
9th January 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Proposal to change CLP regulation could affect vape producers…
21st December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EU agency assesses risk of HHC as new psychoactive substance…
20th December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Amendment to CLP regulation could affect vape producers…
20th December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Authorities notified of EU THC level limit for hempseed foods and oil…
19th December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Greece |

Provisional agreement reached on new battery regulation…
12th December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Tobacco Excise Directive proposal delayed…
2nd December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Still no feedback on paper looking at Kanavape cosmetics consequences…
17th November 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Sweden |

Health minister goes to EU against legalisation of cannabis…
17th November 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Germany |

Reform of EU chemicals regulation likely to be delayed…
26th October 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Comment period open for draft standards on cannabis flowers…
21st October 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Deadline to submit comments on CLP regulation…
18th October 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Commission opposes banning cannabinoids in cosmetics…
17th October 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Working Group on Cosmetic Products meeting minutes published…
7th October 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Ireland, Sweden |

Call for recreational cannabis market regulations at the EU level…
9th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EU approval of final Ecodesign Directive expected by end of next year…
18th August 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

MEPs push for more talks on legalising cannabis for personal use…
15th July 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

DG GROW publishes agenda for June meeting…
9th June 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EFSA publishes statement on CBD and novel foods…
7th June 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EC extends public comments deadline for hazardous substances…
3rd June 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Last day of public consultation on RoHS Directive…
2nd June 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

New rules to protect EU consumers come into force tomorrow…
27th May 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EU to update hazardous substances list…
19th May 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Stakeholder event on tobacco taxation in the EU held today…
18th May 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EC considers hemp ingredients and revising cosmetic regulations…
17th May 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

‘Stakeholder event on tobacco taxation’ set for 18th May…
16th May 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EU parliament holds meeting on hemp within the CAP reform…
16th May 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

EU officially recognises first CBG-rich hemp variety among registered plants
13th May 2022 - News analysis |
The EU has granted official recognition to a hemp variety rich in cannabigerol (CBG) by including a new cannabinoid strain in its database of registered plant varieties

Europe seeks makeover for rules on CBD in cosmetics in wake of Kanavape ruling
9th May 2022 - News analysis |
A non-paper is being drafted by European authorities to examine how to change rules to formally permit the use of CBD in cosmetics in Europe following the Courts of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision in the Kanavape ruling

Kanavape ruling: 17 months on, EU-wide compliance remains patchy and unsure
4th May 2022 - News analysis |
The European Commission has emphasised once again that EU member states must apply the ruling of the Courts of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Kanavape decision to national law

Status of statement relating to CBD and novel food has been updated…
29th April 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

First CBG variety added to EU plant catalogue…
27th April 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Different strokes for different folks – why the EU’s not all one for wellness CBD
26th April 2022 - News analysis |
Companies selling CBD wellness products in the EU must be wary of the lack of harmonisation at the EU level and the potential complications this can bring

Implications of the Kanavape ruling – minutes published…
21st April 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Appeals court hands hemp company a victory in Polish ‘novel food’ battle
14th April 2022 - News analysis |
A Polish appeals court has accepted arguments that hemp was consumed before 1997, making it non-novel and leading the court to overturn a decision by the country’s Chief Sanitary Inspectorate

Regulatory report: the Kanavape ruling’s impact on EU harmonisation of CBD
14th April 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report aims to analyse the developments of the European CBD regulatory landscape almost one and a half years after the crucial ruling of the Kanavape case

EIHA gives warm welcome to EU-wide THC limits, but uncertainties remain
13th April 2022 - News analysis |
Maximum THC levels for hempseed foods and oil across the EU are a major step forward in clarifying the regulation of hemp-derived products, according to the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)

Commission to check progress on electrical waste…
31st March 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Cosmetics regulation under revision…
30th March 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Regulatory report: Q&A – what the EU TPD means for CBD
28th March 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report looks at how the upcoming revisions of the EU TPD and TED relate to hemp products, and in turn how it will change the current framework in place for such products

Talks about potential consequences of Kanavape ruling for cosmetics sector…
25th March 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

European Commission moving ahead slowly on permissible THC levels in food
24th March 2022 - News analysis |
THC levels have been established for certain hemp foodstuffs, which may later govern the amount of THC allowed in ingestible cannabinoid products, experts working for the European Commission have confirmed
