
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 11 March 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 11 September 2013, may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
Article 3 
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, 21 August 2013.
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
mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect
3a890 — Choline chloride 
 Additive composition
Preparation of choline chloride, solid and liquid forms
 Characterisation of the active substance
Name: choline chloride
Chemical formula: C5H14ClNO
CAS No: 67-48-1
Produced by chemical synthesis
Purity criteria: min. 99 %, anhydrous basis
 Method of Analysis
For the determination of choline chloride in the feed additive, premixtures, feedingstuffs and water: ion chromatography with conductivity detection (IC-CD) All animal species — — — 
1. If the preparation contains a technological additive or feed materials for which a maximum content is set or which is subject to other restrictions, the feed additive manufacturer shall provide this information to the customers.

2. In the directions for use of the additives and premixture indicate the storage and stability conditions.

3. Choline chloride may be used via water for drinking.

4. The labelling of feed for poultry and pigs containing choline chloride should indicate in the instructions of use: ‘simultaneous use with water for drinking in which choline chloride has been added should be avoided’.

5. Recommended not to exceed supplemental levels of 1 000 mg of choline chloride/kg of complete feed for poultry and pigs.

6. For safety: breathing, eye and skin protection shall be used during handling.
 11 September 2023
