The invention relates to an aqueous
adhesive composition, comprising a thermosetting resin based on: - at least one aromatic
compound A1 comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two functions, one of these functions being an
aldehyde function or a
hydroxymethyl function, the other being an
aldehyde function or a
hydroxymethyl function; - at least one aromatic
polyphenol A2 comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two hydroxyl functions in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to at least one of the hydroxyl functions being unsubstituted; and a compound (III): R3NH-C=X-N(R1R2) in which each group R1, R2, R3 represents, independently of one another, an
alkyl, alkenyl,
aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl or cycloalkyl group or
hydrogen, X represents S, O or N-R4 with R4 representing an
alkyl,
aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl or cycloalkyl group or compound (III) is
melamine or
uracil; with compound (I) being at a weight content of solids of the aqueous
adhesive composition
ranging from 0.003 to 0.160.