98Third, it must be noted that while, under Article 85 of the Rules of Procedure, evidence produced or offered is, in principle, to be submitted in the first exchange of pleadings, the main parties may still produce such evidence in the reply and rejoinder in support of their arguments or even, exceptionally, before the oral part of the procedure is closed, provided that the delay in its submission is justified. However, it is apparent from the case-law that evidence in rebuttal and the amplification of the offers of evidence submitted in response to an argument or evidence in rebuttal in the defence are not covered by the time-bar laid down by that provision. That provision concerns offers of fresh evidence and must be read in the light of Article 92(7) of those rules, which expressly provides that evidence may be submitted in rebuttal and previous evidence may be amplified (see, to that effect, judgments of 17 December 1998, Baustahlgewebe v Commission, C‑185/95 P, EU:C:1998:608, paragraphs 71 and 72, and of 5 December 2006, Westfalen Gassen Nederland v Commission, T‑303/02, EU:T:2006:374, paragraph 189).
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