Natural Mineral Waters Regulations, 2004 (L.N. 343 of 2004).

Pursuant to the provisions contained in Directive 80/777/EEC and subsequent amendments, these Regulations make provision in matter of exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters. The application scope encompasses waters extracted from the ground of a Member State of the European Community and recognized by the responsible authority of that Member State as natural mineral waters meeting the requirements of Section I of the First Schedule. The scope also includes waters extracted from the ground of a third country, imported into the European Community and recognized as natural mineral waters by the responsible authority of a Member State. Waters which are medicinal products, natural mineral waters used at source for curative purposes and natural mineral waters intended for export to third countries are excluded. Natural mineral water springs may be exploited and their waters bottled only in accordance with the Second Schedule. Regulation 8.1 specifies the authorized treatments.