UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2006
Commission File Number: 001-31368
SANOFI-AVENTIS
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
174, avenue de France, 75013 Paris, FRANCE
(Address of principal executive offices)
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On August 1, 2006, the Board of Directors of Sanofi-Aventis adopted consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2006, and its Management Report for the six months ended June 30, 2006. These documents will be made available on its corporate web site and published in the French official gazette “Bulletin des Annonces légales obligatoires” or BALO. English translations of the consolidated financial statements and the management report are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, and 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit List
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 |
Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2006 | |
| Exhibit 99.2 |
Management Report for the six months ended June 30, 2006 | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: August 3, 2006 |
SANOFI-AVENTIS | |||||
| By: |
\S\ PATRICIA KODYRA | |||||
| Name: |
Patricia Kodyra | |||||
| Title: |
Associate Vice President Financial and Securities Law | |||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 |
Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2006 | |
| Exhibit 99.2 |
Management Report for the six months ended June 30, 2006 | |
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