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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.05.2008 (43) Date of publication: 04.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/10 (21) Application number: 07724920.9 (22) Date of filing: 07.05.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 43/653(2006.01) A01N 43/88(2006.01) A01N 43/90(2006.01) A01N 37/50(2006.01) A01N 37/46(2006.01) A01N 53/00(2006.01) A01N 47/02(2006.01) A01N 43/56(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/003996 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/128541 (15.11.2007 Gazette 2007/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 08.05.2006 EP 06009415 (71) Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventors: BRANDL, Franz 4058 Basel (CH) ZEUN, Ronald 4332 Stein (CH) OOSTENDORP, Michael 4058 Basel (CH) (74) Representative: Arunasalam, Velautha-Cumaran  Syngenta Crop Protection Münchwilen AG Intellectual Property Schaffhauserstrasse CH-4332 Stein CH-4332 Stein (CH)