1. 7. 95 Official journal of the European Communities No L 151/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) 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 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1538/95 (3, and in particular Article 15 (4) thereof, Whereas, from 1 July 1995, Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 subjects imports of one or more of the products covered by the said Regulation to the payment of an addi- tional duty where certain conditions resulting from the Agreement on Agriculture concluded in connection with the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations are met, unless the import are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or where the effects would be dispro- portionate to the intended objective, whereas such addi- tional import duties may in particular be imposed if import prices are below the trigger prices; Whereas 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 pub- lished ; Whereas 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 ; whereas it should 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 representative prices and the corresponding additional duties; Whereas the importer has the possibility of opting for the additional duty to be calculated on a basis other than the o L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. o L 148, 30. 6. 1995. ) zZ representative price; whereas, 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 ; whereas 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 ques- tion ; whereas in connection with @ posteriori checks it should be specified that duties payable are subject to re- covery in accordance with Article 220 of Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (¥), whereas it is also equi- table to lay down that, in connection with all checks, duties payable are subjet to interest; Whereas it emerges from the regular monitoring 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; whereas the prices should therefore be published ; Whereas 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 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, hereinafter referred to as ‘additional duties’ shall apply to the products listed in the Annex hereto. 2. The trigger prices referred to in Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be those shown in the Annex hereto. () OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.