Decree-Law No. 7.841 establishing the Mineral Water Code. Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Législation Date 1945 (1979) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Eau Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Eau minérale Autorisation/permis Taxe/impôt Eaux thermales et médicinales Prélèvement d'eau Normes de qualité de l'eau Ouvrages Eau potable Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Decree-Law, consisting of 50 articles divided into ten Chapters, establishes the Mineral Water Code. It establishes that research of mineral, thermal, gaseous, table or spa bathing waters shall be regulated by the provisions of Chapter II of the Mining Code, subject to special provisions. In addition, it specifies the procedures to: research a source of mineral, thermal, gas, table drinking or bathing water, as well as the necessary work to know the economic and therapeutic values of the water source by performing geological study. The Decree-Law is divided as follows: Research Authorization (Chap. 2); Works Authorization (Chap. 3); Resorts Exploring Mineral Waters and Organizations Exploiting Table Waters (Chap. 4); Supervision of Mineral Water Exploration Stations and Organizations Exploring Drinking Table Waters or Spas (Chap. 5); Sale of mineral, thermal, gas, table or end-use waters (Chap. 6); Chemical Classification of Mineral Waters (Chap. 7); Classification of Mineral Water Sources (Chap. 8); Taxation (Chap. 9); Final Provisions (Chap. 10). Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.planalto.gov.br