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(43) Date of publication: 13.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/37 (21) Application number: 21802737.3 (22) Date of filing: 04.11.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/30(2020.01) A24F 40/50(2020.01) A24F 40/20(2020.01) A24F 40/46(2020.01) A24F 40/10(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/46; A24F 40/30; A24F 40/10; A24F 40/20; A24F 40/50 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/080661 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/096584 (12.05.2022 Gazette 2022/19)

(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: 06.11.2020 EP 20206188 (71) Applicant: JT International S.A. 1202 Genève (CH)	(72) Inventor: YAMAGUCHI, Akira 1207 GENEVE (CH) (74) Representative: Lavoix  2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 75441 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)