Ministerial Decree No. 443 on technical provisions in matter of equipment for the treatment of drinking waters in the household. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 24, 29 January 1991, pp. 14-18. Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Food quality control/food safety Potable water Standards Water supply Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree applies to the equipment used in the household for the treatment of potable water. It is divided into 7 articles. With a view to safeguard and protect the consumers, the Decree establishes general and specific conditions that the equipment must satisfy in order to be approved. They concern, inter alia, the location of the equipment, the materials employed for its construction, the installation by qualified personnel, etc. Other conditions are established with regard to specific devices used for the treatment of drinking waters. Full text Italian References - Legislation Repealed by Decree No. 25 laying down technical provisions on equipment destined to treatment of water for human consumption. Legislation | Italy | 2012 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Offences/penalties, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX