Judgment_paragraph 71 · Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Chiquita Banana Co. BV and Chiquita Italia, SpA v Commission of the European Communities (T-19/01)

71It is apparent from the wording of Article 44(1)(e) of the Rules of Procedure, and more particularly from the expression‘where appropriate’, that the application does not necessarily have to contain offers of evidence. The only sanction concerning offers of evidence is that they may be rejected on account of delay if they are submitted for the first time, and without justification, at the reply or rejoinder stage (Article 48(1) of the Rules of Procedure).