Sanofi (SNY) 20-F 2003 FY Annual report (foreign)

Exhibit 14.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Amendment No.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Sanofi-Synthelabo (No. 333-112314), in the Prospectus included herein and in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-107238), of our report dated March 22, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Sanofi-Synthelabo included in this Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003.

	ERNST & YOUNG Audit Represented by Valérie Quint and Jean-Claude Lomberget
/s/    Valérie Quint		/s/    Jean-Claude Lomberget
Valérie Quint		Jean-Claude Lomberget

Paris, France

April 02, 2004