Article 2
1. The tendering procedure shall be as follows: Written tenders shall be lodged with one of the intervention agencies listed in Annex VI against a receipt or forwarded by registered post to arrive by 12 noon on 28 November 1991. Tenders may also be submitted by written telecommunication. Where tenders are not accepted for the total supply pursuant to Article 3 (1), tenders may be submitted in response to a second invitation to tender by 12 noon on 10 December 1991. 2. The intervention agencies shall forward to the Commission (8) the tenders submitted, which must reach it by no later than 12 noon on the working day following the closing date for the submission of tenders. The details specified in paragraph 3 (a), (b), (c) and (d) must be indicated for each tender. If no tender is submitted, the Member State shall so inform the Commission within the time limit indicated. 3. Tenders shall only be valid if: (a) they indicate clearly the reference of one of the four supplies provided for in Article 1; (b) they indicate the name, address and in particular telex and/or fax numbers of the tenderer established in the Community; (c) they refer to one or more consignments of: - 75 tonnes for the formulae referred to in Annex I, - 250 tonnes for the whole-milk powder referred to in Annex II; (d) they indicate for each consignment an amount in ecus per tonne; (e) they indicate, for each consignment referred to in paragraph (c), the exact address of the place of manufacture and packaging and the warehouse in which the goods are to be stored at the point of departure; the addresses must be within the same Member State; (f) they are accompanied by proof that the tenderer has lodged a tendering security of ECU 20 per tonne in favour of the intervention agency concerned, in accordance with Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85. Such proof shall consist of a document issued by the body granting the security. 4. 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. 5. Tenders shall not be changed or withdrawn.