Regulation on natural mineral water, spring water and table water.

This Regulation sets out conditions for the exploitation and recognition of natural mineral water, as well as conditions for placing on the market of pre-packed natural mineral water, spring water and table water. This Regulation further determines the list of constituents of natural mineral waters which may present a risk to human health, list of permissible limit values for these constituents and the requirements for labelling of certain constituents, conditions for the use of ozone-enriched air for the extraction of ferrous, manganese, sulfur and arsenic compounds from natural mineral waters or spring waters, and the labelling requirements for waters treated in that manner.
These rules are here stipulated also in order to implement the provisions and aims of the Council Directive 80/777/EEC of 15 July 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters; and Commission Directive 2003/40/EC of 16 May 2003 establishing the list, concentration limits and labelling requirements for the constituents of natural mineral waters and the conditions for using ozone-enriched air for the treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters.
Pre-packed natural mineral water, spring water and table water must be marketed in accordance with the regulation governing the general labeling of prepacked foods and in accordance with this Regulation.
The Annex is part of this publication. It Contains as follows: Annex 1 setting out the list of criteria for the recognition of natural mineral water; Annex 2 setting out the list of criteria for the additional designation; and Annex 3 that provides analytical analysis methods.