Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/371 of 23 January 2024 supplementing Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing harmonised specifications for the marking of products that come into contact with water intended for human consumption
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/371of 23 January 2024supplementing Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing harmonised specifications for the marking of products that come into contact with water intended for human consumption(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumptionOJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1., and in particular Article 11(11) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 11 of Directive (EU) 2020/2184 requires Member States to ensure that certain materials that come into contact with water intended for human consumption do not directly or indirectly compromise the protection of human health, adversely affect the colour, odour or taste of the water, enhance microbial growth, or leach contaminants into the water at levels that are higher than necessary in view of the intended purpose of the material.(2)In accordance with Article 11(11) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184, the Commission is to adopt delegated acts to establish harmonised specifications for a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking to be used to indicate that a product that comes into contact with water intended for human consumption is in conformity with Article 11 of that Directive. A product for which a EU declaration of conformity has been issued in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/370Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/370 of 23 January 2024 supplementing Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down conformity assessment procedures for products that come into contact with water intended for human consumption and the rules for the designation of conformity assessment bodies involved in those procedures (OJ L, 2024/370, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/370/oj). is to be accompanied by the marking established in this Regulation.(3)The harmonised specifications for the position and design of the marking apply to products that are intended to be used in new installations or, in the case of repairs works or reconstruction, in existing installations for the abstraction, treatment, storage or distribution of water intended for human construction and that are intended to come into contact with such water.(4)In order to be sufficiently visible and clearly identified, a minimum size for the marking should be set out and the marking should be composed of a symbol and an information text,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: