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World Intellectual Property Organisation
International Bureau
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PC'T)
International Patent Classification 6:

A01N 57/20
A1
(11) International Publication Number: WO 99/21423

(43) International Publication Date: 6 May 1999 (06.05.99)

1) International Application Number: PCT/IE98/00086
2) International Filing Date: 23 October 1998 (23.10.98)

(30) Priority Data:
S970766 24 October 1997 (24.10.97) IE

(71)(72) Applicant and Inventor: PARKER, Brian [IE/IE]; 23 Sonesta, Malahide, County Dublin (IE).
14) Agent: DUFFY, Assumpta; F.R. Kelly & Co., 27 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 (IE).

(81) Designated States: AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, CA, CH, CN, CU, CZ, DE, DK, EE, E.S, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IS, IP, KE, KG, KP, KR,KZ, LC, LK, I.,R, LS, LT, LU, LV, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK,SL, TJ, TM, 'IR, 71', UA, UG, US, UZ, VN, YU, ZW,ARIPO patent (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, SD, SZ, UG, ZW),Eurasian parent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM).Europe. an patent (AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, Fl, FR. GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE), OAPI patent (BF, BI, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TI), TG).

Published With international search report.

(54) Title: A HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING GLYPHOSATE AND AN N-ACYLSARCOSINATE

(57) Abstract
This invention concerns herbicidal compositions comprising N.-phosphonomethyl glycine and/or one or more herbicidally active derivatives thereof and an N-acyl sarcosinate suffactant. Such compositions exhibit greatly reduced eye irritation to the user while maintaining their herbicidal efficacy.