L 26/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.1.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 175/2001 of 26 January 2001 laying down the marketing standard for walnuts in shell 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)  Walnuts are among the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards must be adopted. To that end and in the interests of preserving transparency on the world market, account should be taken of the standard for walnuts in shell recommended by the Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNJECE). (2)  Applying this standard should result in products of unsatisfactory quality being removed from the market, bringing production into line with consumer require- ments and facilitating trade relationships based on fair competition, thereby helping to improve the profitability of production. Therefore it applies at all marketing stages. (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The marketing standard for walnuts in shell falling within CN code 0802 31 00 shall be as set out in the Annex. The standard shall apply at all stages of marketing, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 September 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 January 2001. () O] L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. () O] L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission