Article 17
1. Payment to the successful tenderer shall be made: - in the case of a tendering procedure concerning the supply of intervention products, by the intervention agency of the Member State which held the products, - in the case of a tendering procedure concerning the mobilization of the product on the Community market, by the intervention agency of the Member State in which the customs export formalities are completed. 2. The amount to be paid shall be that of the tender plus, where appropriate, the costs referred to in Article 18. If at the time of shipment some quantities are missing, the amount of the tender to be paid shall be reduced in proportion to the quantities actually taken over by the recipient. 3. The amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid to the successful tenderer only on presentation of the original of the taking-over certificate or a certified true copy thereof and the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 (2). However, if the said taking-over certificate is not issued by the recipient, the intervention agency shall make payment on the basis of the certificate and the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 (2). 4. The amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid in the currency of the Member State which is responsible for payment. For this purpose this amount shall be converted by using, as appropriate, the conversion rate or the average of the exchange rates referred to in Article 8 (2).