Judgment_paragraph 29 · PB v European Commission (T-609/16)

29On the other hand, where there is no close connection between the reasoning of the contested decision and the plea of unlawfulness in relation to the competition notice, which has not been challenged in good time, the plea must be declared to be inadmissible in accordance with the mandatory rules governing time limits for bringing actions, which cannot be derogated from in such a case without offending against the principle of legal certainty (judgment of 31 January 2006, Giulietti v Commission, T‑293/03, EU:T:2006:37, paragraph 42; see also, to that effect, judgment of 26 October 2004, Falcone v Commission, T‑207/02, EU:T:2004:315, paragraph 22).