European Union (Drinking Water) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 464 of 2017). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Food quality control/food safety Potable water Offences/penalties Water supply Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Monitoring Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the European Union (Drinking Water) Regulations 2014 in the Schedules to transpose the provisions of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 amending Annexes II and III to Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption. Annexes II and III of the Directive lay down the minimum requirements of the monitoring programmes for all water intended for human consumption and the specifications for the method of analysis of different parameters. Those specifications now require updating in the light of scientific and technical progress since the introduction of the original 1998 Directive. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 amending Annexes II and III to Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption. Legislation | European Union | 2015 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Standards, Water supply, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends European Union (Drinking Water) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 122 of 2014). Legislation | Ireland | 2014 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Offences/penalties, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Monitoring, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX