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(43) Date of publication: 23.12.2020 Bulletin 2020/52 (21) Application number: 19702561.2 (22) Date of filing: 29.01.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24C 5/47(2006.01) A24F 47/00(2020.01) A24D 1/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2019/052072 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/158352 (22.08.2019 Gazette 2019/34)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 16.02.2018 EP 18157256 (71) Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A. 2000 Neuchâtel (CH)	(72) Inventors: GRAF, Didier 2000 Neuchatel (CH) LOUVET, Alexis 2000 Neuchatel (CH) (74) Representative: HGF  1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX Leeds LS11 9DX (GB)