(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting and renewing such an authorisation.

(2)

A preparation of ammonium chloride was authorised for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for lambs for fattening by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 832/2012 (2) and for ruminants other than lambs for fattening, cats and dogs by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1007 (3).

(3)

In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of the preparation of ammonium chloride for all ruminants, cats and dogs. In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, another application was submitted for a new use of that preparation for sows. Those applications requested that additive to be classified in the category ‘zootechnical additives’ and in the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’ and were accompanied by the particulars and documents required respectively under Article 7(3) and Article 14(2) of that Regulation.

(4)

The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 22 November 2022 (4), that the preparation of ammonium chloride remains safe for lambs for fattening, ruminants other than lambs for fattening, cats and dogs, as well as for the consumers and the environment under the conditions of use currently authorised. The Authority also concluded that this preparation is safe and efficacious in reducing the urinary pH for sows at the inclusion level of 5 000 mg/kg feedingstuffs from week 9th to 11th of gestation and from week 15th of gestation to 1st of lactation and that is safe for the consumers and the environment when used as a feed additive for sows. The Authority further concluded that the preparation should be considered a potential respiratory sensitiser but not a skin sensitiser nor irritant to the skin. It could not conclude on its eye irritation potential. The Authority did not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring.

(5)

In accordance with Article 5(4), points (a) and (c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (5), the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 considered that the conclusions and recommendations reached in the previous assessment regarding the methods used for the control of the preparation of ammonium chloride in feed are valid and applicable for the current applications.

(6)

The assessment of the preparation of ammonium chloride shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the authorisation of that additive should be renewed for all ruminants, cats and dogs and the use of that additive should be authorised for sows. In addition, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on the health of the users of the additive.

(7)

As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisation of the preparation of ammonium chloride for all ruminants, cats and dogs as a feed additive, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 832/2012 and (EU) 2016/1007 should be repealed.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,