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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 July 25, 2007

                         Commission File Number: 1-14636


                            ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        1155 METCALFE STREET, SUITE 800, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA H3B 5H2
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                  Form 20-F   [_]             Form 40-F     [X]

        Indicate by check mark if the  registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1). [X]

        Indicate by check mark if the  registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [_]

        Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant  by  furnishing  the
information  contained in this Form is also thereby  furnishing the information
to the Commission  pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

                  Yes         [_]             No            [X]

        If "Yes" is marked,  indicate  below the file  number  assigned  to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______

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In connection with its Second Quarter Report to Shareholders  and  Consolidated
Financial Statements furnished on this Form 6-K,  Abitibi-Consolidated  Inc. is
voluntarily  filing  certifications  by its Chief  Executive  Officer and Chief
Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
voluntarily  furnishing  certification by its Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


Exhibits

Number       Description
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31.1         Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Quarterly Report
             pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2         Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Quarterly Report
             pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1         Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Quarterly Report
             pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2         Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Quarterly Report
             pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.1         Second Quarter Report to Shareholders

99.2         Consolidated Financial Statements

99.3         Press Release entitled "Abitibi-Consolidated Reports Q2 Results"
             dated July 24, 2007.







                                   SIGNATURE

        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.


                                             ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC.
                                             (Registrant)


Date:    July 25, 2007                       By: /s/ Jacques P. Vachon
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                                                 Jacques P. Vachon
                                                 Senior Vice-President,
                                                 Corporate Affairs & Secretary