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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-83/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1998/83",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-83",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Objective",
  "text": "1. This Directive concerns the quality of water intended for human consumption.\n2. The objective of this Directive shall be to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/83/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:05.963553+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}