Article 30

On the closing date referred to in Article 27(2), the Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities and prices offered by tenderers and the quantity of skimmed-milk powder offered for sale.

F1If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay if skimmed-milk powder is available for sale in the Member State concerned.

The Commission shall fix a minimum selling price for the skimmed-milk powder on the basis of the tenders received under each round and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 42 of Regulation (EEC) No 1255/1999. This price may vary according to the age and location of the quantities of skimmed-milk powder offered for sale.

It may be decided to make no award under the round.

The Commission shall fix the amount of the processing security per 100 kilograms of skimmed-milk powder at the same time as the minimum selling price and in accordance with the same procedure.

The purpose of the processing security shall be to ensure fulfilment of the primary requirement, within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85, that the skimmed-milk powder be used in accordance with the undertaking provided for in Article 28(4)(b). This security shall be lodged in the Member State in which processing into compound feedingstuffs or denaturing is to take place, with the body designated by that Member State.