Council 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
Modified by
Council Directiveof 22 December 1980amending, by virtue of the accession of Greece, Directives 76/893/EEC, 79/693/EEC and 80/777/EEC with regard to the majority quorum of votes within the Standing Committee of Foodstuffs procedure(80/1276/EEC), 31980L1276, December 31, 1980
Council Directiveof 19 December 1984amending a first series of Directives on the approximation of the laws of the Member States in the foodstuffs sector, as regards the involvement of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs(85/7/EEC), 31985L0007, January 3, 1985
Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 11985I, November 15, 1985
Directive 96/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 28 October 1996amending Council Directive 80/777/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters, 31996L0070, November 23, 1996
Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 29 September 2003adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty, 32003R1882, October 31, 2003
Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 18 June 2009on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters(Recast)(Text with EEA relevance), 32009L0054, June 26, 2009
Council Directiveof 15 July 1980on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters(80/777/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 69, 11. 6. 1970, p. 14.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 45, 10. 5. 1971, p. 5.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 36, 19. 4. 1971, p. 14.,Whereas the laws of the Member States define natural mineral waters; whereas differing definitions are adopted in this connection within the Community; whereas these laws lay down the terms on which natural mineral waters are recognized as such and govern the conditions for exploiting the springs; whereas they furthermore stipulate specific rules for marketing the waters in question;Whereas the differences between these laws hinder the free movement of the natural mineral waters, creating disparate competitive situations, and consequently directly affect the establishing and functioning of the common market;Whereas, in this particular case, the elimination of these barriers may be achieved both by an obligation on each Member State to allow the marketing in its territory of the natural mineral waters recognized as such by each of the other member States and by laying down common rules concerning in particular the microbiological requirements to be fulfilled and the conditions in which specific names must be used for certain of the mineral waters;Whereas, pending the conclusion of agreements on mutual recognition of natural mineral waters between the Community and third countries, the terms should be laid down on which, until implementation of the said agreements, similar products imported from third countries may be allowed to enter the Community as natural mineral waters,Whereas care should be taken to ensure that natural mineral waters retain at the marketing stage those characteristics which enabled them to be recognized as such; whereas, therefore, the containers used for packaging them should have suitable closures;Whereas, in respect of labelling, natural mineral waters are subject to the general rules laid down by Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumerOJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1.; whereas, accordingly, this Directive may be limited to laying down the additions and derogations which should be made to those general rules;Whereas, in order to simplify and speed up the procedure, the Commission should be entrusted with the task of adopting technical implementing measures, and in particular defining the procedure for taking samples and the methods of analysis necessary to check the composition of natural mineral waters;Whereas, in all cases in which the Council entrusts the Commission with responsibility for implementing rules laid down concerning foodstuffs intended for human consumption, provision should be made for a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs, set up by Decision 69/414/EECOJ No L 291, 19. 11. 1969, p. 9.,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: