Article 4

Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the time-limit for submission of tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall be 09.00 (Brussels time) on 6 July 2006.

The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 3 August 2006, 17 August 2006, 24 August 2006, 2 November 2006, 28 December 2006, 5 April 2007 and 17 May 2007, i.e. weeks when no invitation to tender shall be made.

The last partial invitation to tender shall expire at 09.00 (Brussels time) on 28 June 2007.

Tenders must be lodged with the intervention agencies concerned at the addresses shown in Annex I.