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Division I DEFINITION

United Kingdom

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  1. 1‘Natural mineral water’ means microbiologically wholesome water, within the meaning of Article 5, originating in an underground water table or deposit and emerging from a spring tapped at one or more natural or bore exits.
  2. 2The characteristics referred to in point 1, which may give natural mineral water properties favourable to health, shall have been assessed:
  3. 3The composition, temperature and other essential characteristics of natural mineral water shall remain stable within the limits of natural fluctuation; in particular, they shall not be affected by possible variations in the rate of flow.