Article 4

Depending on the conditions laid down for a particular supply, the product to be supplied shall be purchased in the Community, the recipient country or a developing country listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1292/96, belonging if possible to the same geographical region, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of that Regulation.

In exceptional circumstances and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1292/96, products may be purchased on the market of a country other than those referred to in paragraph (1).

Where products are mobilized in the Community, they may be purchased on the market from an intervention agency designated in the tender notice or be manufactured from goods purchased from such an agency. In the event of a purchase from an intervention agency, the purchase shall be effected on the basis of a fixed-price sale in accordance with current Community agricultural rules.

Where products are mobilized outside the Community, the Commission may indicate the country of origin of the products to be supplied under a particular operation.