Form: 11-K

Annual report of employee stock purchase, savings and similar plans

June 27, 2003

CONSENT OF BANKS, FINLEY, WHITE & CO.

Published on June 27, 2003




EXHIBIT 23





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
listed below of our report on the financial statements of The Coca-Cola Company
Thrift & Investment Plan included in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of The
Coca-Cola Company for the year ended December 31, 2002:

1. Registration Statement No. 2-58584 on Form S-8, dated
November 20, 1987, as amended

2. Registration Statement No. 333-83270 on Form S-8, dated
February 22, 2002






/s/ BANKS, FINLEY, WHITE & CO.



Atlanta, Georgia
June 27, 2003