Article 12
1. The security referred to in Article 6 (1) (f) shall be released if the tender is not accepted. The primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be: (a) a requirement not to withdraw the tender; (b) the lodging of the supply security referred to in paragraph 2 for the quantity provided for in the notice of invitation to tender for each lot; (c) taking over the quantities for which the security referred to in paragraph 2 has been lodged. 2. Before taking over the product, the successful tenderer shall lodge a security with the intervention agency or the Commission of an amount per tonne (net weight) fixed in the notice of invitation to tender, in respect of the quantities to be taken over for each lot. The primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be the supply of the full quantity of the product in a state substantially unchanged as compared with: - the quality at the time of removal from the intervention store (supplies as provided for in Article 2 (2)), or with - the quality specified in the notice of invitation to tender (supplies as provided for in Article 2 (3)). 3. Successful tenderers shall take over the goods in accordance with the rules of the intervention agency applicable to removal from storage. 4. Securities as defined in paragraph 2 shall be released in accordance with the conditions laid down in the notice of invitation to tender or, in instalments of 20 % each time proof is presented that 20 % of a lot has been delivered in accordance with the rules provided for in tender regulation, in the same condition as that in which they were taken over at the intervention store. Securities shall be forfeit on a pro rata basis in respect of quantities for which no proof has been presented. 5. When delays in delivery occur, an amount of ECU 1 per tonne shall be withheld from the security for each day of delay in respect of the quantities delivered late. If such delays exceed a period of 11 days, the amount deducted shall be increased to ECU 1,5 per tonne for each additional day of delay. These provisions shall apply where delivery delay is attributable to the successful tenderer. 6. Supply securities shall be released once the successful tenderers have provided proof of compliance with their obligations by presenting the documents referred to in Article 10 (1) and, in the case where Article 5 (2) applies, this compliance has been confirmed by the certificate provided for in Article 11 (2).