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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.04.2005 (43) Date of publication: 01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22 (21) Application number: 03764094.3 (22) Date of filing: 14.07.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IE2003/000101 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/008399 (22.01.2004 Gazette 2004/04)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 12.07.2002 IE 20020579 10.01.2003 WO PCT/IE03/00002 (71) Applicant: European Tax Free Shopping Limited Ballinahown,Galway (IE)	(72) Inventors: BARRY, Gerard, J,1 Carragh Drive Co. Galway (IE) DUFFY, John Co. Galway (IE) (74) Representative: Gates, Marie Christina Esther et al Tomkins & Co.5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)