Submission of the tender
Article 44
1. The tenders submitted shall be sent to the intervention agency in electronic form. 2. Tenders shall state: (a) the reference of the invitation to tender; (b) the name and address of the tenderer; (c) the number of the lot; (d) the quantity tendered for; (e) per tonne, as appropriate, expressed in euro to two decimal places: — the price proposed, excluding internal charges, — the proposed amount of the denaturing premium, or — the proposed amount of the export refund. The intervention agency may require additional information. 3. A tender concerning several lots shall be deemed to contain as many tenders as the lots it concerns. 4. Tenders shall not be valid unless: (a) proof is supplied before expiry of the time limit for submission of tenders that the tendering security of EUR 200 per tonne of sugar has been lodged; (b) they include a declaration by the tenderer undertaking, for any quantity of sugar awarded for either a denaturing premium or an export refund: — to apply for a denaturing premium certificate and to lodge the security required in that connection, where the tendering procedure relates to sugar intended for animal feed, — to apply for an export licence and to lodge the security required in that connection, where the tendering procedure relates to sugar intended for export. 5. A tender may stipulate that it is to be treated as submitted only if the award: (a) relates to all or a specified part of the quantity indicated in the tender; (b) is made not later than a time and date specified by the tenderer. 6. Tenders not submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, or containing terms other than those indicated in the invitation to tender, shall not be taken into consideration. 7. Once submitted, a tender may not be withdrawn.