Article 2
1. Tenders shall be submitted during the following sub-periods, each one ending at 12.00 (Brussels time): (a) from 21 November 2019 until 26 November 2019; (b) from 12 December 2019 until 17 December 2019; (c) from 22 January 2020 until 27 January 2020; (d) from 20 February 2020 until 25 February 2020. If the last day of a sub-period is a public holiday, the time limit shall be 12.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day. 2. For each sub-period, operators shall submit no more than one tender for each of the products referred to in Article 1(1). 3. The minimum quantity per tender shall be 50 tonnes. 4. The amount of the security referred to in Article 40(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 shall be EUR 50 per tonne. 5. The aid shall be granted for the products referred to in Article 1(1) in bulk. 6. Tenders may be submitted for products already in storage. 7. Tenders may be submitted only in Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia.