17By letter of 27 May 1997 the applicant's lawyers reiterated their request, relying on the judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-194/94Carvel and Guardian Newspapers v Council [1995] ECR II-2765 and on the principle of good administration. By letter of 9 July 1997 Mr Mogg again refused the request, relying this time on the Code of Conduct and the exception relating to protection of the public interest. Specifically, he maintained that disclosure of the document in question could:— harm the proper administration of justice, in particular the implementation of Community law;— compromise the treatment of infringements of that law; and— undermine the climate of mutual confidence required for a full and frank discussion between the Commission and a Member State with a view to ensuring compliance by that State with its Treaty obligations.