{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-506/annex-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-506/annex-II.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/506",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 506/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards Ethyl lauroyl arginate as a preservative in certain heat-treated meat products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-506",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the specifications for food additive E 242:\n‘\nE 243 ETHYL LAUROYL ARGINATE\nSynonyms\nLauric arginate ethyl ester; lauramide arginine ethyl ester; ethyl-Να-lauroyl-L-arginate·HCl; LAE;\nDefinition\nEthyl 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.\nELINCS\n434-630-6\nChemical name\nEthyl-Να-dodecanoyl-L-arginate·HCl\nChemical formula\nC20H41N4O3Cl\nMolecular Weight\n421,02\nAssay\nNot less than 85 % and not more than 95 %\nDescription\nWhite powder\nIdentification\nSolubility\nFreely soluble in water, ethanol, propylene glycol and glycerol\nPurity\nΝα-Lauroyl-L-arginine\nNot more than 3 %\nLauric acid\nNot more than 5 %\nEthyl laurate\nNot more than 3 %\nL-Arginine·HCl\nNot more than 1 %\nEthyl arginate·2HCl\nNot more than 1 %\nLead\nNot more than 1 mg/kg\nArsenic\nNot more than 3 mg/kg\nCadmium\nNot more than 1 mg/kg\nMercury\nNot more than 1 mg/kg\n’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/506/annex/II",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}