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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

                                 November 6, 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). [_]

     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-______




In connection  with its Third 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      Third Quarter Report to Shareholders

99.2      Consolidated Financial Statements

99.3      Press Release entitled "Abitibi-Consolidated Reports Q3 Results,"
          dated November 6, 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:    November 6, 2007           Name:    /s/ Jacques P. Vachon
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                                    Title:   Senior Vice-President,
                                             Corporate Affairs
                                             and Secretary