EDW works to promote the harmonisation of EU regulatory requirements of substances, materials and products used in drinking water applications and to ensure the harmonised implementation of the provisions of Article 11 of the EU Drinking Water Directive (minimum hygiene requirements for materials in contact with water intended for human consumption). EDW believes that such harmonised measures are key to the objective of the Drinking Water Directive: protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean, and to improve access to water intended for human consumption.

EDW is committed to pursue the practical feasibility of all measures by the market actors to achieve these objectives throughout the internal market, where the free movement of goods should be guaranteed and not hindered by specific national measures. To achieve this goal, EDW continuously works with policymakers, regulators, and other relevant stakeholders through open and science-driven dialogue.