Article 2
1. The purchase applications are not valid unless they are submitted by the competent authorities in France. 2. Purchase applications shall not indicate the warehouse or warehouses where the products applied for are stored. 3. The securities provided for in Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 and Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 shall not be lodged. 4. The competent authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 may designate one or more agents to carry out the processing of the intervention meat into specified products and the subsequent exportation of those products. 5. The competent authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the processed products may be identified at all times as part of the food-aid programme. 6. The competent authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the meat purchased under this Article is processed into specified products and subsequently exported as food aid within 180 days from the date of conclusion of the contract with the intervention agency. Furthermore, where possible, the competent authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 shall seek assurances that the products concerned will be consumed in the country of destination as laid down in the food-aid programme.