Ordinance amending the Ordinance on the content of nitrate in drinking water. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 287, 25 June 1996, pp. 2342-2343. Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Food quality control/food safety Potable water Residues MRL-maximum residue limit Water quality standards Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance introduces some amendments to the Ordinance on the content of nitrate in drinking water (BGBl. No. 557/1989). The amendment concerns the replacement of article 2 whereby it is illegal to bring into circulation drinking water containing more than 50mg nitrate per litre. Full text German References - Legislation Repealed by Drinking Water Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Residues, Standards, Inspection, Processing/handling, Water supply, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Drinking Water Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2001 (2017) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Standards, Inspection, Processing/handling, Water supply, Potable water Source: FAO, FAOLEX