Legislative Decree No. 339 implementing EC Directive No. 96/70 and modifying Legislative Decree No. 105 of 25 January 1992 on natural mineral waters. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 231, 1 October 1999. Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Food quality control/food safety Standards Mineral water Packaging/labelling Potable water Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract Provisions on validity of the certification, on the treatment that natural mineral water in its state at source, may not be the subject, on labelling, are hereby amended. On the basis of the analysis of the quality of water and other information established under article 2, the Ministry of Health shall enact a decree for the official recognition of the name, properties and other characteristics of the water. The regional authority shall issue the authorization to the utilization of the spring, prior verification of the equipment employed the safety of tanks, the hygienic conditions of cleaning and bottling plants, etc. The Decree provides also on the water treatments that are allowed or forbidden and the information to be provided on the labels. Article 10 sets that where a Member State has detailed grounds for considering that a natural mineral water complies with the standards required the trade and import in the Italian Republic is allowed. (18 articles) Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Directive 96/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 80/777/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Mineral water Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Legislative Decree No. 105 implementing EEC Directive No. 777/80 on the use and trade of natural mineral waters. Legislation | Italy | 1992 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Mineral water, Internal trade, Potable water Source: FAO, FAOLEX