{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-619/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-619/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/619",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-619",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Submission of tenders",
  "text": "1. Tenders may only be lodged during tendering periods and shall be valid only for the tendering period in which they are lodged.\n2. Each tendering period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the Tuesday preceding the closing date as referred to in the third subparagraph, with the following exceptions:\n(a) in August it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday;\n(b) in December it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the first Tuesday.\nIf Tuesday is a public holiday, the period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the following working day.\nEach tendering period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday of the month with the following exceptions:\n(a) in August it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the fourth Tuesday;\n(b) in December it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday.\nIf Tuesday is a public holiday the period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.\n3. Each tendering period shall be numbered in series starting with the first period provided for.\n4. Tenders shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II.\n5. Tenders shall be submitted separately, by destination, for one of the product codes referred to in Article 1.\n6. In addition to the requirement laid down in Article 3(5)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007, a tender shall indicate in Section 16 of the licence application the export refund product code preceded by ‘ex’ as referred to in Article 1 to this Regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 150/2009 of 20 February 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2011 of 27 April 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/619/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:12.230159+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}