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(43) Date of publication: 16.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/51 (21) Application number: 96943059.0 (22) Date of filing: 07.12.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 47/ 40( . ) A01N 51/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1996/005489 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/022254 (26.06.1997 Gazette 1997/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 18.12.1995 CH 19950003570 14.10.1996 CH 19960002502 (71) Applicant: Novartis AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventor: ELMSHEUSER, Hans D-79595 Rümmingen (DE) (74) Representative: Becker, Konrad, et al  Novartis AG Patent- und Markenabteilung CH Lichtstrasse 35 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)