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(43) Date of publication: 16.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/42 (21) Application number: 22830835.9 (22) Date of filing: 07.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24C 5/00(2020.01) A24C 5/34(2006.01) A24C 5/01(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24C 5/01; A24C 5/3418; A24C 5/007; A24D 1/20 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/084773 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/104876 (15.06.2023 Gazette 2023/24)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 08.12.2021 EP 21213151 (71) Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A. 2000 Neuchâtel (CH)	(72) Inventors: LOUVET, Alexis Julien 2000 Neuchâtel (CH) BOSI, Luca 20121 Milano (IT) SCAGNELLI, Marco 20121 Milano (IT) BATTISTA, Federico 20121 Milano (IT) ZINNA, Maria Sole 20121 Milano (IT) HOFFMANN, Hans-Reiner 8253 BC Kampen (NL) (74) Representative: Abitz & Partner  Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München 81628 München (DE)