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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.10.2003 (43) Date of publication: 23.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/26 (21) Application number: 02777230.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01N 43/40, A01N 25/32 // (A01N43/40, 47:36, 43:824), A01N35:06 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2002/010831 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/028460 (10.04.2003 Gazette 2003/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 27.09.2001 CH 178201 14.03.2002 CH 460022002 (71) Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventor: HOFER, Urs,Syngenta Crop Protection AG 4058 Basel (CH) (74) Representative: Bastian, Werner Maria et al Syngenta Participations AG,Intellectual Property,P.O. Box 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)