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New compounds of formula (I), where A represents -CH = CH-B; -C = C-B; - (CH2) p-X-B, where p is between 0 and 2 and X represents a bond, -NH-, or -S (O) 0-2-; optionally substituted heteroaryl or benzoic fusion heteroaryl; -COB; or (Ia), where k is between 1 and 2; D represents B '- (CH2) mC (O) -, where m is between 1 and 5; B '- (CH2) q-, where q is between 2 and 6; B '- (CH2) eZ- (CH2) r-, where Z represents -O-, -C (O) -, phenylene, -NR8- or -S (O) 0-2-, e is between 0 and 5 and r is between 1 and 5, provided that the sum of e and r is between 1 and 6; B '- (alkenylene) -; B '- (alkadienylene) -; B '- (CH2) t-Z- (alkenylene), where t is between 0 and 3, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is between 2 and 6; B '(CH2) f-V- (CH2) g-, where V represents cycloalkylene, f is between 1 and 5 and g is between 0 and 5, provided that the sum of f and g is between 1 and 6; B '- (CH2) tV- (alkenylene) or B- (alkenylene) -V- (CH2) t-, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is between 2 and 6 ; B '- (CH2) a-Z- (CH2) b-V- (CH2) d-, where a, b and d are between 0 and 6, provided that the sum of a, b and d is between 0 and 6; T- (CH2) s-, where T represents cycloalkyl and s is between 1 and 6; optionally substituted naphthylmethyl or heteroarylmethyl; B represents optionally substituted phenyl; B 'represents naphthyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted phenyl; R represents hydrogen, fluoro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or B- (CH2) h-, where h is between 0 and 3; R4 represents indanyl, benzofuranyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, quinolyl or optionally substituted phenyl. The use of these compounds as hypocholesterolemia agents is also described, as well as compounds of formula (II), where R20 represents optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted naphthyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted benzoic fusion heteroaryl, R21, R22 and R23 are independently |