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(43) Date of publication: 17.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/12 (21) Application number: 02745551.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.06.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 17/00, C11D 3/12, C11D 3/386 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2002/002718 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/000835 (03.01.2003 Gazette 2003/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 22.06.2001 GB 0115328 (71) Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser N.V. 2132 NZ Hoofddorp (NL)	(72) Inventors: CORDELLINA, Antonio,Reckitt Benckiser Italia I-30034 Mira VE (IT) ROSA FAUZZA, Luca I-33100 Udine (IT) (74) Representative: Brown, Andrew Stephen et al Reckitt Benckiser plc,Group Patents Department,Dansom Lane Hull HU8 7DS Hull HU8 7DS (GB)