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

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