Document ID: 02012R0991-20160727
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02012R0991 — EN — 27.07.2016 — 001.001
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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>                        COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 991/2012</p><p>of 25 October 2012</p><p>concerning the authorisation of zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate as feed additive for all animal species</p><p><a>(Text with EEA relevance)</a></p><p>(OJ L 297 26.10.2012, p. 18)</p></td></tr></table>
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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Official Journal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;&#160;No</p></td><td><p>page</p></td><td><p>date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M1</a></p></td><td><p><a>                              COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1095&#160;of 6 July 2016</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;182</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7.7.2016</p></td></tr></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 991/2012
of 25 October 2012
concerning the authorisation of zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate as feed additive for all animal species
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Identification number of the additive</p></td><td><p>Name of the holder of authorisation</p></td><td><p>Additive</p></td><td><p>Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method</p></td><td><p>Species or category of animal</p></td><td><p>Maximum age</p></td><td><p>Minimum content</p></td><td><p>Maximum content</p></td><td><p>Other provisions</p></td><td><p>End of period of authorisation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Content of element (Zn) in mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3b609</p></td><td><p>&#8212;</p></td><td><p>zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate</p></td><td><div><p><span>Characterisation of the additive</span></p><div><p>Chemical formula: Zn<span>5</span> (OH)<span>8</span> Cl<span>2</span> &#903; (H<span>2</span>O)</p></div><div><p>CAS Number: 12167-79-2</p></div><div><p>Purity: min. 84 %</p></div><div><p>Zinc oxide: max. 9 %</p></div><div><p>Zinc content: min. 54 %</p></div><div><p>Particles &lt; 50 &#956;m: below 1 %</p></div></div><div><p><span>Analytical method</span>&#160;<a>(<span>1</span>)</a></p><div><p>For the identification of zinc chloride hydroxide crystal form in the feed additive:</p><div><p>&#8212;&#160;X-ray diffraction (XRD).</p></div></div><div><p>For the determination of total zinc in the additive and premixtures:</p><div><p>&#8212;&#160;EN 15510: Inductively Coupled Plasma &#8211; Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) or</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;CEN/TS 15621: Inductively Coupled Plasma &#8211; Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) after pressure digestion.</p></div></div><div><p>For the determination of total zinc in feed materials and compound feed:</p><div><p>&#8212;&#160;Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) or</p></div><div><p>&#8212;&#160;EN 15510 or CEN/TS 15621.</p></div></div></div></td><td><p>All animal species</p></td><td><p>&#8212;</p></td><td><p>&#8212;</p></td><td><p><span><a><span>&#9658;M1</span></a></span>&#160;<br/> Dogs and cats: 200 (total)<br/> Salmonids and milk replacers for calves: 180 (total)<br/> Piglets, sows, rabbits and all fish species other than salmonids: 150 (total)<br/> Other species and categories: 120 (total)<span>&#160;&#9668;</span></p></td><td><p>1.&#160;&#160;For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.</p><p>2.&#160;&#160;The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.</p></td><td><p>15 November 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><div><a>(<span>1</span>)&#160;&#160;&#160;</a><p>Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>