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EP 4 156 989 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 05.04.2023 Bulletin 2023/14 (21) Application number: 21727904.1 (22) Date of filing: 28.05.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/30(2020.01) A24F 40/85(2020.01) A24F 40/42(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/30; A24F 40/85; A24F 40/42; A24F 40/20 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/064366 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/239957 (02.12.2021 Gazette 2021/48)

(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: 29.05.2020 EP 20177439 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventors: AKIYAMA, Takeshi TOKYO, 130-8603 (JP) LAKRAA, Karima 1005 Lausanne (CH) HASEGAWA, Ryo 1209 Geneva (CH) BORNE, Patrice 74500 Publier (FR) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)