Exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters

PREVIOUS COMMUNITY LEGISLATION: Directive 80/777/EEC of 15 July 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters, amended by 80/1276/EEC, which alters the quorum of votes on the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs to take account of the accession of Greece, amended by 85/7/EEC, which modifies a series of foodstuffs directives as regards the involvement of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs. PREVIOUS POSITION OF EP: Regarding the directive 80/777/EEC, the Parliament insisted on the need for strict measures to protect the health of consumers; the need for third country imports of mineral water to be subject to the same controls and the need for a directive covering the container and seal of mineral waters. (Parliament's Resolution on the Commission Proposal was adopted in 1971, the Directive was not adopted by the Council until 1980: resolution of the EP on the harmonization of the legislation of the Member States concerning the production and marketing of natural mineral waters (OJ C45 1971). SITUATION IN THE MEMBER STATES: B: AR 11.10.85 (Mon.B. 26.11.85) DK: Bek. No463 (MinT 5.09.84) D: Ver. 25.02.83 (BGB I 2.03.83), Ver. (BGB I 2.03.83) EL: Dec. 433/83 (FEK 163 9.11.83) ES: RD 2119/1981; RD 1164/1991 (BO 178 p24818/24819, 07/91) F: AM 6.12.83 (JO 24.12.83 p1484) IRL: SI No11 1986 I: DM (GU No40 10.02.83 p1099); DL No10 (GU supp No39 17.02.92) L: RGD (Mem A No88 27.10.83 p2001) NL: Wet (SB No1985 p422) P: DL 283/91 (DdR I No182 9.08.91); DR 18/92 (DdR IB No186 13.08.92 p3941) UK: Food and Drugs Act 1955; Reg. 1985 (SI No71 21.01.85)