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For the purpose of ensuring the uniform application of paragraph 1, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish the specific minimum hygiene requirements for materials that come into contact with water intended for human consumption on the basis of the principles set out in Annex V. Those implementing acts shall establish: by 12 January 2024, methodologies for testing and accepting starting substances, compositions and constituents to be included in European positive lists of starting substances, compositions or constituents, including specific migration limits and scientific pre-conditions related to substances or materials; by 12 January 2025, on the basis of lists including expiry dates compiled by ECHA, European positive lists of starting substances, compositions or constituents for each group of materials, namely organic, cementitious, metallic, enamels and ceramic or other inorganic materials, which are authorised for use in the manufacture of materials or products in contact with water intended for human consumption, including, where appropriate, conditions for their use and migration limits, which are to be determined on the basis of the methodologies adopted pursuant to point (a) of this subparagraph, and taking into account paragraphs 3 and 4; by 12 January 2024, procedures and methods for testing and accepting final materials as used in a product made from materials or combinations of starting substances, compositions or constituents on the European positive lists, including: the identification of relevant substances and other parameters, such as turbidity, flavour, odour, colour, total organic carbon, the release of unexpected substances and enhancement of microbial growth, to be tested in migration water; methods for testing the effects on water quality, having regard to any relevant European standards; pass/fail criteria for the test results, which take into account, inter alia, conversion factors for substance migration into estimated levels at the tap, and conditions of application or use, where appropriate. The implementing acts provided for in this paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.