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                        | (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
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                        | (30) | Priority: | 09.05.2007 NL 2000638 
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                        | (71) | Applicant: Pipelife Nederland B.V. |  
                        |  | 1601 MA  Enkhuizen (NL) |  
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                        | (72) | Inventors: |  
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                              HOEKSTRA, Hielke, DolfNL-8939 BC Leeuwarden (NL)
KRUIJER, Martinus, PetrusNL-1705 SM Heerhugowaard (NL)
SCHOUTEN, Michael, Adrianus, Jacobus1689 WT  Zwaag (NL)
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                        | (74) | Representative: Ketelaars, Maarten F.J.M. |  
                        |  | Nederlandsch Octrooibureau 
                           J.W. Frisolaan 13 2517 JS  Den Haag
 2517 JS  Den Haag (NL)
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