UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2010
Commission File Number: 001-31368
SANOFI-AVENTIS
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
174, avenue de France, 75013 Paris, FRANCE
(Address of principal executive offices)
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In September 2010, sanofi-aventis issued the press releases attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 to 99.10 which are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit List
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated August 26, 2010: Sanofi-aventis Comments on Injunctive Relief Hearing Regarding Lovenox® | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Press release dated August 29, 2010: Multaq® First-line Option in New 2010 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Press release dated August 30, 2010: Teriflunomide Significantly Reduced Annualized Relapse Rate and was well Tolerated in MS patients | |
| Exhibit 99.4 | Press release dated September 20, 2010: Investigational Compound Once-Daily Lixisenatide Demonstrated Significant Improvement in Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes | |
| Exhibit 99.5 | Press release dated September 20, 2010: Adding Lantus® to Oral Antidiabetic Drug Therapy Further Reduced Blood Sugar in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes | |
| Exhibit 99.6 | Press release dated September 21, 2010: Sanofi-aventis presents its innovative blood glucose monitoring devices to enhance self-management of diabetes | |
| Exhibit 99.7 | Press release dated September 22, 2010: Clinical Update on TAMARIS Phase III Trial for NV1FGF | |
| Exhibit 99.8 | Press release dated September 23, 2010: Sanofi-aventis and the Belfer Institute of Applied Cancer Science at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Establish Powerful Alliance in Oncology | |
| Exhibit 99.9 | Press release dated September 27, 2010: Sanofi Pasteur to Acquire VaxDesign, a U.S. biotechnology company | |
| Exhibit 99.10 | Press release dated September 30, 2010: Once-Daily Lixisenatide in Combination with Basal Insulin Demonstrates Significant Improvement in Glucose Control | |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: October 1st, 2010 | SANOFI-AVENTIS | |||||||||
| By |
/S/ John Felitti |
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| Name: | John Felitti | |||||||||
| Title: | Associate Vice President, | |||||||||
| Corporate Law, Financial & Securities Law |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated August 26, 2010: Sanofi-aventis Comments on Injunctive Relief Hearing Regarding Lovenox® | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Press release dated August 29, 2010: Multaq® First-line Option in New 2010 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Press release dated August 30, 2010: Teriflunomide Significantly Reduced Annualized Relapse Rate and was well Tolerated in MS patients | |
| Exhibit 99.4 | Press release dated September 20, 2010: Investigational Compound Once-Daily Lixisenatide Demonstrated Significant Improvement in Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes | |
| Exhibit 99.5 | Press release dated September 20, 2010: Adding Lantus® to Oral Antidiabetic Drug Therapy Further Reduced Blood Sugar in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes | |
| Exhibit 99.6 | Press release dated September 21, 2010: Sanofi-aventis presents its innovative blood glucose monitoring devices to enhance self-management of diabetes | |
| Exhibit 99.7 | Press release dated September 22, 2010: Clinical Update on TAMARIS Phase III Trial for NV1FGF | |
| Exhibit 99.8 | Press release dated September 23, 2010: Sanofi-aventis and the Belfer Institute of Applied Cancer Science at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Establish Powerful Alliance in Oncology | |
| Exhibit 99.9 | Press release dated September 27, 2010: Sanofi Pasteur to Acquire VaxDesign, a U.S. biotechnology company | |
| Exhibit 99.10 | Press release dated September 30, 2010: Once-Daily Lixisenatide in Combination with Basal Insulin Demonstrates Significant Improvement in Glucose Control | |
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