
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, 15 May 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I

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

((1)) In Part B, point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for ‘E 242 Dimethyl dicarbonate’:
'
E 243 Ethyl lauroyl arginate'
((2)) In Part E, in food category 08.2.2 ‘Heat treated processed meat’, the following new entry is inserted:
'
 E 243 Ethyl lauroyl arginate 160  Except emulsified sausages, smoked sausages and liver paste'

ANNEX II

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the specifications for food additive E 242:
'
Synonyms Lauric arginate ethyl ester; lauramide arginine ethyl ester; ethyl-Να-lauroyl-L-arginate·HCl; LAE;
Definition Ethyl lauroyl arginate is synthesized by esterifying arginine with ethanol, followed by reacting the ester with lauroyl chloride. The resultant ethyl lauroyl arginate is recovered as the hydrochloride salt, which is filtered and dried.
ELINCS 434-630-6
Chemical name Ethyl-Να-dodecanoyl-L-arginate·HCl
Chemical formula C20H41N4O3Cl
Molecular Weight 421,02
Assay Not less than 85 % and not more than 95 %
Description White powder
Identification 
Solubility Freely soluble in water, ethanol, propylene glycol and glycerol
Purity 
Να-Lauroyl-L-arginine Not more than 3 %
Lauric acid Not more than 5 %
Ethyl laurate Not more than 3 %
L-Arginine·HCl Not more than 1 %
Ethyl arginate·2HCl Not more than 1 %
Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg'
