Et bud, for indgivelse der stilles en sikkerhed, i hvilken der mangler 20 ECU eller mere paa grund af en aendring som omhandlet i stk. 2, accepteres som gyldigt for den maengde, som den paagaeldende sikkerhed faktisk daekker, medmindre den bydende, inden buddene gennemgaas med henblik paa afgoerelsen om licitationens resultat, skriftligt forpligter sig til at stille den manglende sikkerhed og faktisk stiller en saadan supplerende sikkerhed senest fem arbejdsdage efter udloebet af fristen for indgivelse af bud, undtagen hvis der foreligger force majeure.
An offer for which a tender security lodged showing a deficit of ECU 20 or more owing to a modification as referred to in paragraph 2, shall be accepted as valid for the quantity actually covered by that security, unless before the moment at which the offers are examined with a view to deciding on the result of the tender, the tenderer undertakes in writing to supplement the deficit and does so within five working days following the closing date of the tender, except in cases of force majeure.