Article 7
1. The successful tenderers shall remove the butter which has been sold to them within 21 days following the closing date for the submission of tenders under the special invitation to tender concerned. The butter may be removed in batches, each of which may not be less than 15 tonnes. Except in cases of force majeure, where the butter is not removed within the time limit referred to in the first subparagraph, storage shall be at the expense of the successful tenderer with effect from the first day following the expiry of that time limit. 2. The successful tenderers shall pay the intervention agency the price shown in their tenders within the time limit referred to in paragraph 1, before removal of the butter, and in respect of each quantity they remove, and shall lodge the security referred to in Article 6 (2). Securities shall be lodged in the Member State where the tender is submitted. Except in cases of force majeure, where the successful tenderer has failed to paid the price or lodged the security referred to in the first subparagraph within the time limit laid down, in addition to the loss of the security referred to in Article 5 (1) the sale shall be cancelled for the remaining quantities.