9.5.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 119/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 504/2007 of 8 May 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for additional import duties in the milk and milk products sector (Codified version) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products ('), and in particular Article 28(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1598/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for additional import duties in the milk and milk products sector (3) has been substantially amended several times (%). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 subjects imports of one or more of the products covered by the said Regulation to the payment of an additional duty where certain conditions resulting from the Agreement on Agri- culture (¥ concluded in connection with the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations are met, unless the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective. Such additional import duties may in particular be imposed if import prices are below the trigger prices. (3)  Detailed rules for the application of this system should therefore be laid down for the milk and milk products sectors and the trigger prices should be published. (4  The import prices to be taken into consideration for charging an additional import duty should be checked on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product. It should () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (O] L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). (®» OJ L 151, 1.7.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2325/96 (O] L 316, 5.12.1996, p. 11). (%) See Annex II. () O] L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22. be laid down that the Member States are to transmit prices at the various marketing stages at regular intervals to enable the Commission to fix the represen- tative prices and the corresponding additional duties. (5)  The importer has the possibility of opting for the addi- tional duty to be calculated on a basis other than the representative price. However, in such case provision should be made for the lodging of a security equal to the additional duties which he would have paid if the calculation had been based on the representative prices. The security should be released if proof is furnished within a specified time limit that the conditions have been met for disposal of the consignment in question. In connection with a posteriori checks it should be specified that duties payable are subject to recovery in accordance with Article 220 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (°). It is also equitable to lay down that, in connection with all checks, duties payable are subject to interest. It emerges from the regular moni- toring of the data on which the checking of import prices for milk and milk products is based that imports of certain products should be subjected to additional duties taking account of variations in prices according to origin. The prices should therefore be published. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The additional import duties referred to in Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, hereinafter referred to as ‘addi- tional duties’ shall apply to the products listed in Annex I hereto. 2. The trigger prices referred to in Article 28(2) of Regu- lation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be those shown in Annex I hereto. () OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1791/2006 (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).