Ministerial Decree No. 456 validating the Technical Regulation on safety requirements for drinking water.

This Ministerial Decree shall apply to drinking water, including industrial water used to process alimentary raw materials and to manufacture foodstuffs for the purpose of protecting human health and life. It shall not apply to bottled drinking water. Water users carrying out water supply shall analyse possible risks in order to ensure the safety of drinking water. Risk assessment shall be carried out by water users in the following manner: (a) identification and of harmful characteristics of potable water; (b) analysis of identified potential risks; and (c) establishment of adequate risk reduction measures. Potable water safety shall be ensured by: (a) selecting a safe source; (b) protecting the source against pollution; (c) ensuring its compliance with safety requirements; and (d) state supervision. Potable water shall be declared safe in the absence of organisms, pests and other substances concentrations of which could be harmful to human health.