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EP 0 877 790 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 18.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/47 (21) Application number: 96928832.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.08.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 3/ 39( . ) C11D 3/ 50( . ) C11D 3/ 395( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/012975 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/007193 (27.02.1997 Gazette 1997/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 18.08.1995 GB 19950017008 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: MCRITCHIE, Allan, Campbell Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear NE26 1SY (GB) VANNEAUD, Jean-François F-77500 Chelles (FR) (74) Representative: Mather, Peter Geoffrey, et al  BVBA Procter & Gamble Europe SPRL, Temselaan 100 1853 Strombeek-Bever 1853 Strombeek-Bever (BE)