Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:1997:244
Date: 1997-05-15
Language of the case: German
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Approximation of laws
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgment
Approximation of laws — Natural mineral water — Directive 80/777 — Recognition as natural
mineral water — National legislation requiring properties favourable to health — Not permis­
sible
(Council Directive 80/777, Art. 1(1) and Annex I, Section I, paras 1 and 2)
Article 1(1) of Directive 80/777 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to the exploitation and mar­
keting of natural mineral waters, in conjunc­
tion with Annex I, Section I, paragraphs 1
and 2, thereto, must be interpreted as pre­
cluding a Member State from making the
recognition of water as natural mineral water
dependent on its possessing properties
favourable to health.
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