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EP 4 057 802 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/38 (21) Application number: 19838940.5 (22) Date of filing: 14.11.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 5/12(2018.01) A01H 6/00(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01H 5/12; A01H 6/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2019/001290 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/094805 (20.05.2021 Gazette 2021/20)

(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 (71) Applicant: Vilmorin & Cie 75001 Paris (FR)

(72) Inventors: BARDOL, Nicolas 49800 La Bohalle (FR) BOUSSAC, Jean Marie 49800 La Bohalle (FR) COLIN, Pierre 49800 La Bohalle (FR) DAVID, Perrine 49800 La Bohalle (FR) GIGLIOTTI, Sandra 49800 La Bohalle (FR) MARANDEL, Grégoire 31700 Mondonville (FR) (74) Representative: Ernest Gutmann - Yves Plasseraud S.A.S.  c/o Plasseraud IP 66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin 75440 Paris Cedex 09 75440 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)