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EP 3 484 292 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 22.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/21 (21) Application number: 17735152.5 (22) Date of filing: 06.07.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 43/90(2006.01) A01P 3/00(2006.01) A01N 25/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2017/066906 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/011046 (18.01.2018 Gazette 2018/03)

(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: 13.07.2016 US 201662361606 P 15.08.2016 WO PCT/EP2016/184178 (71) Applicant: DSM IP Assets B.V. 6411 TE Heerlen (NL)	(72) Inventor: KUMAR, Manoj 6100 AA Echt (NL) (74) Representative: DSM Intellectual Property  P.O. Box 4 6100 AA Echt 6100 AA Echt (NL)