
Article 1 
Ammonium chloride as specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’, 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, 22 June 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (reduction of urinary pH)
4d7 Latochema Co. Ltd Ammonium chloride 
Ammonium chloride ≥ 99,5

Solid form

Ammonium chloride ≥ 99,5 %

NH4Cl CAS No: 12125-02-9

Sodium chloride ≤ 0,5 %

Produced by chemical synthesis

Quantification of ammonium chloride in feed additive: titration with sodium hydroxide (European Pharmacopoeia, monograph 0007) or titration with silver nitrate (JECFA monograph ‘ammonium chloride’)
 Ruminants other than lambs for fattening —  10 000 for a feeding period not exceeding three months5 000 for a feeding period exceeding three months 
1. The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.

2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the potential risks by inhalation, dermal contact or eyes contact. Where risks cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by these procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment.

3. The mixture of different sources of ammonium chloride shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs for ruminants, cats and dogs.
 13 July 2026
CatsDogs 5 000
