Article 2
1. Tenders shall be forwarded by written telecommunication (telex or telefax) to the address indicated below. In order to be deemed admissible, tenders must be complete and reach the following address by 12 noon (Brussels time) on 31 July 1991: Commission of the European Communities, Fruit and Vegetable Division, Bâtiment Loi 120, Office 9/29, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles; (telex AGREC 22037B or AGREC 25670B), (telefax Bruxelles 235 21 95). Where no supply contract is awarded, pursuant to Article 3 a second deadline for the submission of tenders shall expire at 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19 August 1991. 2. Tenders shall be valid only if: (a) they refer clearly to the supply provided for in Article 1 and this Regulation; (b) they indicate the name, address, telex and telefax numbers of the tenderer, who must be established in the Community; (c) each tender refers to one or more lots of 500 tonnes (net weight of goods). Tenders shall state the exact number of lots (net weight and net content of the metal canisters) to which they refer; (d) they specify an amount per tonne expressed in ecus covering the whole supply of one lot; that amount shall include packaging costs; (e) they indicate the exact address of the place of manufacture and packaging and the store in which the products will be kept available to the agency to be indicated by the Commission. Each tender may indicate a single place of storage only; (f) they are accompanied by proof that the tenderer has lodged a tendering security of ECU 20 per tonne in favour of the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85. Such proof shall consist of a document issued by the body granting the security. Tenders not submitted in accordance with this Article or which contain terms other than those laid down in the invitation to tender shall be rejected. Tenders shall not be modified or withdrawn.