Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:

(1)

‘water intended for human consumption’ means:

(a)

all water, either in its original state or after treatment, intended for drinking, cooking, food preparation or other domestic purposes in both public and private premises, regardless of its origin and whether it is supplied from a distribution network, supplied from a tanker or put into bottles or containers, including spring waters;

(b)

all water used in any food business for the manufacture, processing, preservation or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption;

(2)

‘domestic distribution system’ means the pipework, fittings and appliances which are installed between the taps that are normally used for water intended for human consumption in both public and private premises and the distribution network, but only if they are not the responsibility of the water supplier, in its capacity as a water supplier, under the relevant national law;

(3)

‘water supplier’ means an entity supplying water intended for human consumption;

(4)

‘priority premises’ means large non-household premises with many users potentially exposed to water-related risks, in particular large premises for public use, as identified by Member States;

(5)

‘food business’ means a food business as defined in point (2) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

(6)

‘food business operator’ means a food business operator as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

(7)

‘hazard’ means a biological, chemical, physical or radiological agent in water, or another aspect of the condition of water, with the potential to cause harm to human health;

(8)

‘hazardous event’ means an event that introduces hazards into, or fails to remove them from, the supply system of water intended for human consumption;

(9)

‘risk’ means a combination of the likelihood of a hazardous event and the severity of the consequences if the hazard and hazardous event occur in the supply system of water intended for human consumption;

(10)

‘starting substance’ means a substance that has been intentionally added in the production of organic materials or of admixtures for cementitious materials;

(11)

‘composition’ means the chemical composition of a metal, enamel, ceramic or other inorganic material.