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Without prejudice to their obligations under other Union law, Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that water intended for human consumption is wholesome and clean. For the purposes of the minimum requirements of this Directive, water intended for human consumption shall be wholesome and clean if all the following requirements are met: that water is free from any micro-organisms and parasites and from any substances which, in numbers or concentrations, constitute a potential danger to human health; that water meets the minimum requirements set out in Parts A, B and D of Annex I; Member States have taken all other measures necessary to comply with Articles 5 to 14.

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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.