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(43) Date of publication: 14.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/33 (21) Application number: 00983143.9 (22) Date of filing: 16.11.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07D 417/12, A01N 43/82 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0011/387 (87) International publication number: WO 0136/415 (25.05.2001 Gazette 2001/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 18.11.1999 CH 210799 (71) Applicant: Novartis AG 4056 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventors: DUCRAY, Pierre F-68300 Saint-Louis (FR) BOUVIER, Jacques CH-2000 Neuchatel (CH) MÜLLER, Urs CH-4142 Münchenstein (CH) (74) Representative: Gros, Florent  Novartis AGCorporate Intellectual Property,Patent & Trademark Department CH 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)