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(43) Date of publication: 12.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/07 (21) Application number: 23715162.6 (22) Date of filing: 30.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/53(2020.01) A24D 1/20(2020.01) A24F 40/85(2020.01) A24F 40/51(2020.01) G01N 21/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/53; A24F 40/20; A24F 40/51; A24D 1/20; A24F 40/85 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/058380 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/194212 (12.10.2023 Gazette 2023/41)

(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: 04.04.2022 EP 22166601 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventors: BOUCHUIGUIR, Layth Sliman 1293 BELLEVUE (CH) MONTICONE, Pier Paolo 1218 LE GRAND-SACONNEX (CH) (74) Representative: Plasseraud IP  104 Rue de Richelieu CS92104 75080 Paris Cedex 02 75080 Paris Cedex 02 (FR)