| Country | Minimum age | Notes |
|---|
| Albania | 18 [4] | Law includes explicit clause: “Ndalohet shitja e pijeve energjike personave nën 18 vjeç”; extends school/institution bans and signage/ID-check obligations. [5] |
| Armenia | 18 [6] | Prohibits sale of energy drinks to persons under 18; also bans vending-machine sales and restricts advertising. [7] |
| Azerbaijan | 18 [8] | Sale of energy drinks to persons under 18 prohibited by sanitary norms; rules announced in 2019 and in force from 1 January 2020. [9] |
| Belarus | 18 [10] | National ban on sales to minors effective 8 July 2021. [11] |
| Bulgaria | 18 [12] | Parliament adopted amendments introducing a ban on the use, offering and sale of high-caffeine products (energy drinks) to children (under 18), via changes to the Child Protection Act in 2025. [13] [14] |
| Honduras | 18 [15] | Prohibits sale and consumption of energy drinks to persons under 18 nationwide; also prohibits sales in schools, health and sports establishments; implementing regulation published by Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (SDE). [16] It became the first Latin American country to implement the age restriction. |
| Hungary | 18 [17] | Parliament adopted a national ban on sales to under-18s in 2025; enforcement applies in stores and delivery. [18] |
| Kazakhstan | 21 [19] | National law sets 21+ minimum for energy drinks. It is the country with the highest age restriction for energy drinks in the world. |
| Kosovo | 18 [20] | Draft law approved in principle on 5 December 2024; not yet in force pending final adoption/promulgation. [21] [22] |
| Kuwait | 16 [23] | Ministerial Decision No. 558/2012 (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) prohibits sale/consumption of energy drinks to persons under 16; a subsequent ministerial guideline (Decision No. 470/2013) lists implementing details and labeling/retail requirements. [24] It became the first Middle Eastern and Muslim-majority country in the world to implement the age restriction. |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 [25] | National ban on sales to minors since 2017. |
| Latvia | 18 [26] | Law prohibits sales to under-18s; also restricts retail placement and vending machines. |
| Lithuania | 18 [27] | National ban effective 1 November 2014. It became the first country in the world. |
| North Macedonia | 14 [28] | Law on Trade, Article 24: retail sale of energy drinks prohibited to persons under 14; signage and age-verification duties specified. [29] It became the first country to have the lowest age restriction for energy drinks. |
| Norway | 16 [30] | National regulation sets a 16+ minimum; in force from 1 January 2026; announced by the Government. [31] It will make the first Western European country to implement the age restriction by the next year. |
| Poland | 18 [32] | In force since 1 January 2024; prohibits sales to under-18s and in schools/vending machines. [33] |
| Romania | 18 [34] | National ban effective 15 March 2024. [35] |
| Russia | 18 [36] | Federal ban (age verification rules approved). [37] |
| Turkey | 18 [38] | National ban on sales to persons under 18; additional retail restrictions (schools, hospitals, etc.) apply under the communiqué. It became the second Middle Eastern Country to implenet the age restriction. Some reports say that this ban is not being properly enforced. [39] |
| Uzbekistan | 18 [40] | National ban on sales of energy drinks to minors since 2019; enforcement noted in official updates. [41] |
