
Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
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, 24 April 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) In Part B, in Section 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 640:
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E 641 L-leucine'
((2)) In part E, in food category 11.4.3 ‘Table-top sweeteners in tablets’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 640:
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 E 641 L-leucine 50 000  '

ANNEX II

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for E 640:
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E 641 L-LEUCINE
Synonyms 2-Aminoisobutylacetic acid; L-2-Amino-4-methylvaleric acid; alpha-Aminoisocaproic acid; (S)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid; L-Leu
Definition
Einecs 200-522-0
CAS number 61-90-5
Chemical name L-Leucine; L-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
Chemical formula C6H13NO2
Molecular Weight 131,17
Assay Content not less than 98,5 % and not more than 101,0 % on the anhydrous basis
Description White or almost white crystalline powder or shiny flakes
Identification
Solubility Soluble in water, acetic acid, dilute HCl and alkaline hydroxides and carbonates; slightly soluble in ethanol
Specific rotation [α]D20 between + 14,5° and + 16,5°(4 % solution (anhydrous basis) in 6N HCl)
Purity
Loss on drying Not more than 0,5 % (100 °C – 105 °C)
Sulphated Ash Not more than 0,1 %
Chlorides Not more than 200 mg/kg
Sulphates Not more than 300 mg/kg
Ammonium Not more than 200 mg/kg
Iron Not more than 10 mg/kg
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 5 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg'
