
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.Done at Brussels, 25 October 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation
Content of element (Zn) in mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements
3b609 — zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate 
 Characterisation of the additive
 Chemical formula: Zn5 (OH)8 Cl2 · (H2O)
 CAS Number: 12167-79-2
 Purity: min. 84 %
 Zinc oxide: max. 9 %
 Zinc content: min. 54 %
 Particles < 50 μm: below 1 %
 Analytical method
 For the identification of zinc chloride hydroxide crystal form in the feed additive:
— X-ray diffraction (XRD).
 For the determination of total zinc in the additive and premixtures:
— EN 15510: Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) or
— CEN/TS 15621: Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) after pressure digestion.
 For the determination of total zinc in feed materials and compound feed:
— Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) or
— EN 15510 or CEN/TS 15621. All animal species — — Pets: 250 (total)Fish: 200 (total)Other species: 150 (total)Complete and complementary milk replacers: 200 (total) 
1. For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.

2. The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.
 15 November 2022
