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Member States may exempt food business operators from this Directive as regards the water used for the specific purposes of the food business, if the competent national authorities are satisfied that the quality of such water cannot affect the safety of the foodstuff in its finished form and provided that the water supply of the food business complies with relevant obligations, in particular under the procedures on hazard analysis and critical control point principles and remedial actions under relevant Union legislation on food. Member States shall ensure that producers of water intended for human consumption that is put into bottles or containers comply with Articles 1 to 5 and Parts A and B of Annex I. However, the minimum requirements set out in Part A of Annex I shall not apply to spring water as referred to in Directive 2009/54/EC.

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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.