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(43) Date of publication: 17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47 (21) Application number: 03739448.3 (22) Date of filing: 29.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 77/04, B65D 77/06, B31B 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/000860 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/068628 (21.08.2003 Gazette 2003/34)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 13.02.2002 FR 0201909 28.11.2002 FR 0214957 (71) Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED McLean, Virginia 22101-3883 (US)	(72) Inventors: POIRIER, Jean-Luc F-45000 Orleans (FR) DE TURCKHEIM, Bernard F-45160 Olivet (FR) BARRON, Edouard F-45470 Trainou (FR) (74) Representative: Cabinet Hirsch  58, avenue Marceau 75008 Paris 75008 Paris (FR)