25Moreover, according to the Court’s settled case‑law, the provisions of Regulation No 44/2001 must be interpreted independently, by reference to its scheme and purpose (see, to that effect, Case C-103/05 Reisch Montage [2006] ECR I-6827, paragraph 29; Case C-167/08 Draka NK Cables and Others [2009] ECR I-3477, paragraph 19; and Case C-189/08 Zuid-Chemie [2009] ECR I-6917, paragraph 17).
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