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(43) Date of publication: 17.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/20 (21) Application number: 21740086.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.07.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 15/01(2020.01) A24F 40/65(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 15/01; A24F 40/65; A24F 40/57 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/069130 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/013086 (20.01.2022 Gazette 2022/03)

(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: 13.07.2020 EP 20185438 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventor: YAMAGUCHI, Akira 1207 Geneva (CH) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)