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EP 4 087 415 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 16.11.2022 Bulletin 2022/46 (21) Application number: 20838570.8 (22) Date of filing: 24.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24C 5/01(2020.01) A24D 1/20(2020.01) A24C 5/60(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24C 5/01; A24C 5/601; A24D 1/20 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2020/087875 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/140038 (15.07.2021 Gazette 2021/28)

(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: 07.01.2020 EP 20150490 (71) Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A. 2000 Neuchâtel (CH)	(72) Inventors: BESSANT, Michel 2000 Neuchatel (CH) PONSICO, Anna Canal 2000 Neuchatel (CH) SCHALLER, Chrystophe 2000 Neuchatel (CH) (74) Representative: HGF  HGF Limited 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX Leeds LS11 9DX (GB)