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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/36 (21) Application number: 96939020.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.11.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/ 14( . ) A61K 31/ 00( . ) A61K 31/ 716( . ) A61P 1/ 00( . ) A61P 1/ 12( . ) A23L 1/ 0534( . ) A61K 31/ 715( . ) A61K 31/ 717( . ) A61P 1/ 10( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1996/004961 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/017976 (22.05.1997 Gazette 1997/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 14.11.1995 IT 1995TO00917 (71) Applicant: White Swan B.V. 1096 CJ Amsterdam (NL)	(72) Inventor: DIOGUARDI, Francesco, Saverio I-20121 Milano (IT) (74) Representative: Dini, Roberto, Dr. Ing., et al  Via Castagnole, 59 10060 None (Torino) 10060 None (Torino) (IT)