17.3.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L79/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 532/2001 of 16 March 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2561/1999 laying down the marketing standard for peas THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (3, and in particular Article 2(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2561/ 1999 of 3 December 1999 laying down the marketing standard for peas () contains provisions concerning the definition, classification, presentation and marking of peas. (2)  In order to ensure transparency on the world market, those provisions should be amended to make a clear distinction between shelling peas and peas intended for consumption with the pod. The standard recommended for peas by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe makes such a distinction and adapts the classification criteria and marking rules to the character- istics of each of these two groups of peas. Furthermore, peas intended for consumption with the pods are marketed with the ends removed, and the standard should be adapted to such trade practice. (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2561/1999 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from the first day of the second month following the month of its entry into force. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 March 2001. 0] L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. () O] L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2. 0] L 310, 4.12.1999, p. 7. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission