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The term ‘spring water’ shall be reserved for a water which is intended for human consumption in its natural state, and bottled at source, which: satisfies the conditions of exploitation laid down in Annex II, points 2 and 3, which shall be fully applicable to spring waters; satisfies the microbiological requirements laid down in Article 5; satisfies the labelling requirements of Article 7(2), points (b) and (c), and Article 8; has not undergone any treatment other than those referred to in Article 4. Other treatments may be authorised by the Commission. The measures referred to in point (d), designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(2). In addition, spring waters shall comply with the provisions of Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32. .

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