1.The price to be paid to the seller shall be that fixed in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 for goods delivered not unloaded to storage depot and valid on the date fixed as the first day of delivery, account being taken of the provisions of Article 5 on transport costs and the price increases and reductions provided for in Annexes I to III.
Where the rice is taken over at the applicant's stores pursuant to Article 7, the price to be paid shall be established on the basis of the intervention price valid on the date the offer is accepted, adjusted by the applicable price increases and reductions, and reduced by the most advantageous transport costs between the place where the paddy rice is taken over and the nearest intervention centre as defined in Article 5(1), and by the costs of removal from storage. Such costs shall be determined by the intervention agency.
2.Payment shall be made between the 32nd and 37th day following the day of taking over referred to in Article 6(3) of this Regulation. Where Article 8(3) applies, payment shall be made as soon as possible after the results of the last test are notified to the applicant.
Where applicants must submit an invoice before they can be paid and where this invoice is not submitted within the time limit laid down in the preceding subparagraph, payment shall be made within five working days of the actual submission of the invoice.