Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-65543 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-89868 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 1, 2002, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, of Central European Distribution Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements, as amended, included in this Form 10-K/A.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT SP.ZO.O. | ||
ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT Sp. z o.o. |
Warsaw, Poland
September 4, 2002