Is this patent still valid? Application deemed to be withdrawn

I'm not an expert at this, but according to Espacenet, the status was "APPLICATION DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN" as of 2010/07/07. I believe this means the application never became a patent and thus doesn't need to be annulled.

While this application does not seem to be an issue, I caution that this doesn't mean that there aren't other patents that might be. For instance FR2845583 (B1) looks like it might have issued in France, but looks like it has lapsed. Also there may be prior art to these patents which are relevant. As always, I suggest it is most prudent to have a professional freedom to operate analysis done.