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Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

(20) The provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on quality assurance of treatment, equipment and materials did not succeed in creating uniform hygiene requirements for products in contact with water intended for human consumption. As a result, national product approvals are in place, with requirements differing from one Member State to another. This renders it difficult and costly for manufacturers to market their products throughout the Union and it is also costly for Member States. In addition, it makes it difficult for consumers and water suppliers to know if products meet health requirements. Establishing harmonised minimum requirements in this Directive for materials that come into contact with water intended for human consumption will contribute to reaching a uniform level of health protection throughout the Union, as well as a better functioning of the internal market. Moreover, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1). lays down a general Union-wide market surveillance mechanism for products, with a view to ensuring that only compliant products that fulfil requirements providing a high level of protection of public interests, such as health and safety in general, health and safety in the workplace, the protection of consumers, the protection of the environment and public security, are made available on the Union market. That Regulation states that, if new Union harmonisation legislation is adopted, it will be for that legislation to specify whether Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 is also to apply to that legislation. In order to ensure that proper market surveillance measures can be taken as regards products that are not already covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 but which would be affected by this Directive, it is appropriate to provide for the application of that Regulation to those products.

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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.