SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                  March 26, 2003



                              THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



       Delaware             001-02217             58-0628465
   (State or other        (Commission           (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction         File Number)        Identification No.)
   of incorporation)



              One Coca-Cola Plaza
                Atlanta, Georgia                   30313
    (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404)676-2121






Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

              On March 26, 2003, The Coca-Cola Company (the "Company")filed with
         the Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K
         for the period  ending  December  31,  2002.  In  connection  with such
         report, the Company submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission
         the Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal
         Financial  Officer of the  Company as  required  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.
         1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
         2002. Each of the foregoing  Certifications are attached as Exhibits to
         this Report on Form 8-K.


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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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                    THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
                                        (Registrant)


Date:  March 26, 2003               By: /s/ GARY P. FAYARD
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                                     Gary P. Fayard
                                     Executive Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



 Exhibit No.
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    99.1        Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
                Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
                executed by Douglas N. Daft, Chairman of the Board of Directors
                and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company

    99.2        Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
                Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
                executed by Gary P. Fayard, Executive Vice President and Chief
                Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company