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(43) Date of publication: 29.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/39 (21) Application number: 97949525.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.11.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 37/ 40( . ) C11D 3/ 37( . ) C11D 17/ 00( . ) C11D 3/ 06( . ) C11D 3/ 48( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/021300 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/021954 (28.05.1998 Gazette 1998/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE Designated Extension States: RO (30) Priority: 22.11.1996 US 19960754416 (71) Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company New York, N.Y. 10022 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZOCCHI, Germaine B-4161 Villers-aux-Tours (BE) FONSNY, Pierre B-4910 Fays (BE) (74) Representative: Le Guen, Gérard, et al  CABINET LAVOIX 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cédex 09 75441 Paris Cédex 09 (FR)