by a passage in order to receive an individual dose of the active composition and to discharge the composition by way of a discharging passage the closing of the passage between the supply chamber and the dispensing chamber either beforehand or simultaneously is actuated by means which are activated by conditions inside the machine existing exclusively during a washing drying or dishwashing cycle the passage between the supply chamber and the dispensing chamber is re opened and beforehand or simultaneously the discharging passage from the dispensing chamber is closed so that the dispensing chamber can be re filled from the supply chamber application_number US 5405302 A description fig1 depicts an apparatus based on a hydraulic operating mode accordingly the apparatus comprises a supply chamber 1 a dispensing chamber 2 and a compressible bladder 3 the apparatus is triggered by the action of the wet or dry laundry on the compressible bladder 3 causing the latter to be compressed a hydraulic fluid 6 preferably water disposed therein is discharged through a one way valve 4 to a bellows 5 the one way valve 4 prevents the hydraulic fluid 6 from flowing back into the compressible bladder 3 the bellows 5 displaces an opening mechanism 7 e g a gate valve so that the passage 9 between the supply chamber 1 and the dispensing chamber 2 is first closed after which the passage 8 from the dispensing chamber 2 into the machine is opened for dispensing the active composition a return mechanism 11 e g a spring returns the opening mechanism 7 into its initial position such that the discharge.