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(43) Date of publication: 04.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/01 (21) Application number: 21708220.5 (22) Date of filing: 25.02.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/42(2020.01) A24F 40/40(2020.01) A24F 40/10(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/42; A24F 40/40; A24F 40/10 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/054768 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/170767 (02.09.2021 Gazette 2021/35)

(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: 28.02.2020 WO PCT/CN2020/077284 16.10.2020 EP 20202410 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventors: MATSUDA, Kentaro Tokyo 105-8422 (JP) LOVEDAY, Peter Epsom Surrey KT17 4ND (GB) YAMADA, Manabu Tokyo 130-8603 (JP) PIFA, Shen Shenzhen 518102 (CN) CAO, Rui Shenzhen 518102 (CN) TARORA, Masafumi Tokyo 130-8603 (JP) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)