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(43) Date of publication: 29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39 (21) Application number: 08863262.5 (22) Date of filing: 21.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24B 5/08(2006.01) A24B 3/04(2006.01) A24B 5/16(2006.01) A24B 5/14(2006.01) A24B 3/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2008/001552 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/076699 (25.06.2009 Gazette 2009/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 19.12.2007 AU 2007906969 (71) Applicant: British American Tobacco Australasia Limited Eastgardens, NSW 2036 (AU)	(72) Inventors: HAMILTON, Graeme Charles 50480 Kuala Lumpur (MY) MORGAN, Timothy John Caringbah NSW 2229 (AU) (74) Representative: Brown, Alexander Edward et al Venner Shipley LLP 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)