Judgment_paragraph 34 · Société nouvelle des couleurs zinciques SA (SNCZ) v Commission of the European Communities (T-52/02)

34The Commission, for its part, contends, relying in particular on the case-law of the Court of First Instance as embodied in the ‘Pre-insulated pipes’ judgments (HFB and Others v Commission, cited in paragraph 27 above; Dansk Rørindustri v Commission, cited in paragraph 30 above; Case T-15/99 Brugg Rohrsyterne v Commission [2002] ECR II-1613, paragraph 150; and Case T-16/99 Lögstör Rör v Commission [2002] ECR II-1633, paragraph 292), that the applicant is misinterpreting the provisions of Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 and that, therefore, the first plea must be rejected.