Division 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.

Natural mineral water can be clearly distinguished from ordinary drinking water:

1. (a)

   by its nature, which is characterised by its mineral content, trace elements or other constituents and, where appropriate, by certain effects;

2. (b)

   by its original purity,

both characteristics having been preserved intact because of the underground origin of such water, which has been protected from all risk of pollution.