Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2012 of 26 March 2012 concerning the authorisation of dicopper chloride trihydroxide as feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance
Modified by
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1039of 23 July 2018concerning the authorisation of Copper(II) diacetate monohydrate, Copper(II) carbonate dihydroxy monohydrate, Copper(II) chloride dihydrate, Copper(II) oxide, Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate, Copper(II) chelate of amino acids hydrate, Copper(II) chelate of protein hydrolysates, Copper(II) chelate of glycine hydrate (solid) and Copper(II) chelate of glycine hydrate (liquid) as feed additives for all animal species and amending Regulations (EC) No 1334/2003, (EC) No 479/2006 and (EU) No 349/2010 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 269/2012, (EU) No 1230/2014 and (EU) 2016/2261(Text with EEA relevance), 32018R1039, July 24, 2018
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2012of 26 March 2012concerning the authorisation of dicopper chloride trihydroxide as feed additive for all animal species(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1The 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 2This 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
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.aspxCategory of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements
Identification number of the additiveName of the holder of authorisationAdditiveComposition, chemical formula, description, analytical methodSpecies or category of animalMaximum ageMinimum contentMaximum contentOther provisionsEnd of period of authorisation
Content of element (Cu) in mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
3b409—Dicopper chloride trihydroxideCharacterisation of the additive:Chemical formula: Cu2(OH)3ClCAS Number: 1332-65-6crystal form atacamite/paratacamite in a 1:1 to 1:1,5 ratioPurity: min. 90 %alpha-crystal: min. 95 % in the crystalline productCu content: min. 53 %Particles < 50 μm: below 1 %Analytical method:For the identification of dicopper chloride trihydroxide atacamite/paratacamite crystal forms in the additive: X-ray diffraction (XRD).For the determination of total copper in the additive and premixtures:EN 15510: Inductively Coupled Plasma — Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES), orCEN/TS 15621: Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) after pressure digestion.For the determination of total copper in feed materials and compound feed:Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), orEN 15510, orCEN/TS 15621.All animal species——Bovines:Bovines before the start of rumination: 15 (total);Other bovines: 30 (total).Ovines: 15 (total).Caprines: 35 (total)Piglets:suckling and weaned up to 4 weeks after weaning: 150 (total);from 5-th week after weaning up to 8 weeks after weaning: 100 (total).Crustaceans: 50 (total).Other animals: 25 (total)1.The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.2.For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.3.The following words shall be included in the labelling:For feed for sheep if the level of copper in the feed exceeds 10 mg/kg:"The level of copper in this feed may cause poisoning in certain breeds of sheep."For feed for bovines after the start of rumination if the level of copper in the feed is less than 20 mg/kg:"The level of copper in this feed may cause copper deficiencies in cattle grazing pastures with high contents of molybdenum or sulphur."16 April 2022
Article 1The 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 2This 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
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.aspxCategory of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements
Identification number of the additiveName of the holder of authorisationAdditiveComposition, chemical formula, description, analytical methodSpecies or category of animalMaximum ageMinimum contentMaximum contentOther provisionsEnd of period of authorisation
Content of element (Cu) in mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
3b409—Dicopper chloride trihydroxideCharacterisation of the additive:Chemical formula: Cu2(OH)3ClCAS Number: 1332-65-6crystal form atacamite/paratacamite in a 1:1 to 1:1,5 ratioPurity: min. 90 %alpha-crystal: min. 95 % in the crystalline productCu content: min. 53 %Particles < 50 μm: below 1 %Analytical method:For the identification of dicopper chloride trihydroxide atacamite/paratacamite crystal forms in the additive: X-ray diffraction (XRD).For the determination of total copper in the additive and premixtures:EN 15510: Inductively Coupled Plasma — Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES), orCEN/TS 15621: Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) after pressure digestion.For the determination of total copper in feed materials and compound feed:Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), orEN 15510, orCEN/TS 15621.All animal species——Bovines:Bovines before the start of rumination: 15 (total);Other bovines: 30 (total).Ovines: 15 (total).Caprines: 35 (total)Piglets:suckling and weaned up to 4 weeks after weaning: 150 (total);from 5-th week after weaning up to 8 weeks after weaning: 100 (total).Crustaceans: 50 (total).Other animals: 25 (total)1.The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.2.For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.3.The following words shall be included in the labelling:For feed for sheep if the level of copper in the feed exceeds 10 mg/kg:"The level of copper in this feed may cause poisoning in certain breeds of sheep."For feed for bovines after the start of rumination if the level of copper in the feed is less than 20 mg/kg:"The level of copper in this feed may cause copper deficiencies in cattle grazing pastures with high contents of molybdenum or sulphur."16 April 2022