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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49 (21) Application number: 02806849.2 (22) Date of filing: 23.02.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 3/50, A61K 7/32, A61K 7/46 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2002/001924 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/070871 (28.08.2003 Gazette 2003/35)

(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 (71) Applicant: Symrise GmbH & Co. KG 37603 Holzminden (DE)	(72) Inventors: NEUGEBAUER, Wolfgang Singapore 276694 (SG) HAGOP, Noubar, Khoren Singapore 127888 (SG) (74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner  Patentanwälte RechtsanwältePostfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen 28060 Bremen (DE)