Decree-Law No. 31/2020 approving the Quality Control of Water for Human Consumption. Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jornal da Republica, Serie I No. 35. Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Food quality control/food safety Monitoring Standards Hygiene/sanitary procedures Public health Potable water Authorization/permit Water supply Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force 30 days after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law, consisting of 15 articles divided into five Chapters and six Annexes, approves the criteria that define the essential requirements of the quality of water for human consumption. It aims at protecting human health from the adverse effects resulting from possible contamination, from collection to distribution at the consumer's tap, guaranteeing its potability and balanced composition, covering two categories of water intended for human consumption, that distributed through public water supply systems and that originating from wells, boreholes and springs. In addition, it regulates water quality obligations, water quality control programme and the analysis laboratory and the sanctioning regime. The following categories of water are excluded: a) Waters commercially distributed by kites, bottles, deposits or tanks, under the terms of article 2 of Decree-Law No. 5/2009 of 15 January, and under the conditions to which refers to its Annex I; b) Waters to support aquaculture; c) Irrigation waters; d) Waters for therapeutic purposes, swimming pools and other. Annexes specify the following: Water standards destined to human consumption; Monitoring frequency; Water Quality Control Programme; Reports; Sample collection; Analytical Methods. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implements Decree-Law No. 5/2009 on Regulation of the Licensing, Commercialization and Quality of Drinking Water. Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2009 Keyword: Standards, Transport/storage, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Potable water, Food quality control/food safety, Authorization/permit, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX