66 Official Journal of the European Communities 2.4.68 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 80/5 REGULATION (EEC) No 391/68 OF THE COMMISSION of 1 April 1968 laying down detailed rules for intervention buying-in in pigmeat THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMs - MUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing 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, and in particular Articles 4 (6) and 5 (3) and the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof; . Whereas pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation No 121/67/EEC, detailed rules of application must be adopted for buying-in by intervention agencies; Whereas with the object of organisation buying-in by intervention agencies in an efficient manner, criteria should be laid down for selecting intervention centres for buying-in; whereas the choice of such centres should be determined by certain technical requirements ensuring satisfactory cold-storage of the meat; Whereas to ensure that buying-in takes place with reasonable efficiency, a minimum quantity for buying- in should be laid down, varied according to product; Whereas in order to ensure equal treatment of those’ who offer their products, what is understood by the buying-in price and the place where the product is taken over by the intervention agency should be defined; whereas that place may, in principle, be the intervention centre to which the seller intends to deliver his products;. whereas it must, however, be left to the intervention agency to appoint another place, if taking over at the centre designated by the seller is not possible; Whereas the intervention policy of the Community must be efficiently pursued; whereas, therefore, it is advisable to ensure that the products bought-in and then disposed of satisfy the requirements laid down in health protection directives; whereas furthermore 1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2283/67. it is advisable that such products should satisfy cer- tain technical requirements and, so far as pig carcases are concerned, that they should be classified accord- ing to Council Regulation No 211/67/EEC? of 27 June 1967 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases; Whereas, to enable the Commission to have an overall view of the application of intervention measures, provision should be made for Member States to keep it informed of the details relating to such measures; 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 1. Intervention centres shall be selected by Member States with a view to ensuring the efficiency of intervention measures and so that taking over and refrigeration are effected under satisfactory techni- cal conditions. 2. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure satisfactory preservation of the stored products. Article 2 The minimum quantity for delivery shall be: (a) 1 metric ton in respect of carcases or half car- cases, (b) 0:5 metricton in respect of breast of pork (streaky), {¢) 0-5 metric ton in respect of unrendered pig fat. Article 3 The buying-in price shall be the price free at the intervention centre’s refrigeration plant, unloading charges being borne by the seller. 2 OJ No 133, 30.6.1967, p. 2872/67.