This International Standard specifies requirements for dried leaves, or broken or rubbed dried leaves, of peppermint. The term "dried mint" includes dehydrated mint, i.e. artificially dried mint. It does not apply to dried mint (spearmint), for which requirements are given in ISO 2256. The recommended procedure for identifying leaves of Mentha rubra Hudson is given in annex A, a method for the detection of carvone is given in annex B and recommendations relating to storage and transport conditions are given in annex C.