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Quality of Water for Human Consumption (Monitoring and Control) Law, 2001 (Law No. 87(I)/2001).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 3496, Supplement I, Part I, 4 May 2001, pp. 538-558.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Certification Inspection Monitoring Pollution control Potable water Water quality standards Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
The present Law enters into force on the date on which a Ministers’ Cabinet Ordinance shall be issued and published on the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The present Law aims at the protection of human health from the consequences of pollution of water intended for human consumption. The Law prescribes measures to be taken in order to guarantee that the water is healthy and clean. In the Annex, the law determines parametric values for water intended for human consumption (water that is provided by the distribution network or by tank trucks, water that is placed in bottles or that is used in the food production industry). In case the minimum parameters, determined by the law, are not observed, the competent authorities shall take the appropriate measures so that the risk of distributing contaminated water is decreased or eliminated. Also they will inform the consumers providing recommendations. The Law establishes monitoring programs for the quality of water on a national level as well as taking measures which will ensure the quality of treatment, equipment and materials that are used for the treatment and the distribution of water.

Full text
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Amended by

Quality of Water for Human Consumption (Monitoring and Control) (Amendment) Law, 2004 (Law No. 275(I)/2004).

Legislation | Cyprus | 2004

Keyword: Pollution control, Potable water, Water quality standards, Offences/penalties, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX