964 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.12.70 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 284/55 REGULATION (EEC) No 2665/70 OF THE COMMISSION ) of 29- December 1970 amending Regulation (EE R C) No 391/68 laymg down detalled rules’ for intervention buying-in in pigmeat THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM.- MUNITIES, Having regard to  the Treaty eéstablishing the . European Economic Community; Having regard to Council Regulation No 121/67/EEC! of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1253/702 of 29 June 1970, and in particular Article 4 (6), Article 5 (3) and the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof; ' Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 391/683 of 1 April 1968 laid down detailed rules for intervention buying-in in pigmeat; Whereas, in order to ensure that the intervention measures are carried out as effectively as possible, the quality of products bought in by the intervention agencies should, as far as possible, remain unchanged, even during a fairly long storage period; " Whereas Community provisions should therefore be laid down concerning refrigeration and storage temperatures and packing; Wheteas the application of Regulation (EEC) No 391/68 showed that the time limits set by Article 7 of that Regulation concerning the obligation on Member States to communicate certain information to the Commission are not always practicable; whereas, therefore, those time limits should be amended; ) Whereas the technical requirements shown in the Annex to that Regulation should be adapted to trade usages so that breasts and unrendered back-fat free of rind 'may also be bought in; 1 0] No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2283/67. 2 0] No L 143, 1.7.1970, p. 1. 3 0J No L 80, 2.4.1968, p. 5. Whereas, riloreover, the technical requirements shown in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 391/68 should be adapted to the present state of the law; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The following shall be substituted for thé_text of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 391/68: ‘Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure satisfactory preservation of the stored products. The refrigeration temperature shall be below minus 30 °C to allow a maximum internal temperature of less than minus 15 °C. The storage temperature shall be below minus 20 °C. " Slaughtered pigs, in carcases or . half-carcases, shall be packed after refrigeration in polythene suitable for packing foodstuffs, 0-05 mm thick and in cotton stockinette. Breasts (streaky) and unrendered back-fat shall be packed, after refrigeration, in polythene suitable for packing foodstuffs, 0:05 mm thick.’ " Article 2 The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 391/68:  Products may be bought in only if: (a) they comply with the provisions of the Council Directive of 26 Juné 19644 on health 4+ OJ No 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.