L 187[14 Official Journal of the European Communities 16.7.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1284/2002 of 15 July 2002 laying down the marketing standard for hazelnuts 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 545/2002 (3, and in particular Article 2(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Hazelnuts 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 hazelnuts in shell recom- mended by the Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ ECE). (2)  Applying these standards should result in the removal from the market of products of unsatisfactory quality, 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 shall apply at all marketing stages. (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 marketing standard for hazelnuts in shell falling within CN code 0802 21 00 and CN code ex 0813 50 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. Atticle 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 1 January 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 July 2002. () OJL 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. () OJ L 84,28.3.2002, p. 1. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission