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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.12.2016 (43) Date of publication: 07.02.2018 Bulletin 2018/06 (21) Application number: 16707194.3 (22) Date of filing: 23.02.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24D 1/02(2006.01) A24D 3/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2016/050450 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/156782 (06.10.2016 Gazette 2016/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 31.03.2015 GB 201505515 (71) Applicant: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited London WC2R 3LA (GB)	(72) Inventors: PARK, Kie Seon London WC2R 3LA (GB) FALLON, Gary London WC2R 3LA (GB) (74) Representative: Brown, Alexander Edward et al Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD London EC1A 4HD (GB)