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(43) Date of publication: 01.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/14 (21) Application number: 96920785.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.06.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 43/ 56( . ) C07D 405/ 12( . ) C07D 231/ 18( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1996/002417 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/000246 (03.01.1997 Gazette 1997/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT CH DE ES FR GB IE IT LI (30) Priority: 15.06.1995 CH 19950001772 04.12.1995 CH 19950003426 (71) Applicant: Novartis AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventors: BRUNNER, Hans-Georg 4415 Lausen (CH) KARVAS, Milan 811 09 Bratislava (SK) NEBEL, Kurt 4146 Hochwald (CH) PISSIOTAS, Georg 79539 Lörrach (DE) (74) Representative: Roth, Bernhard M., et al  Novartis AG Geistiges Eigentum Konzern Patent- und Markenabteilung CH Postfach 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)