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EP 0 868 287 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41 (21) Application number: 96945000.0 (22) Date of filing: 18.12.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B29C 55/ 00( . ) B29C 55/ 06( . ) C08J 5/ 18( . ) B29K 67/ 00( . ) B29C 55/ 02( . ) B29C 55/ 28( . ) C08L 67/ 04( . ) B29L 7/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/020546 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/022459 (26.06.1997 Gazette 1997/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 21.12.1995 GB 19950026165 (71) Applicant: MONSANTO COMPANY St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US)	(72) Inventor: WALDOCK, Paul Northallerton DL6 2SQ (GB) (74) Representative: Bosch, Henry  Monsanto Services International SA Avenue de Tervuren 270-272 1150 Bruxelles 1150 Bruxelles (BE)