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under this law and related regulations as they currently exist, or as they may be amended, might result in the
detection of an infinitesimal quantity of a listed substance in a Company beverage produced for sale in
California.
Bottlers of our beverage products presently offer nonrefillable, recyclable containers in the United States
and various other markets around the world. Some of these bottlers also offer refillable containers, which are
also recyclable. Legal requirements have been enacted in jurisdictions in the United States and overseas
requiring that deposits or certain ecotaxes or fees be charged for the sale, marketing and use of certain
nonrefillable beverage containers. The precise requirements imposed by these measures vary. Other beverage
container–related deposit, recycling, ecotax and/or product stewardship proposals have been introduced in
various jurisdictions in the United States and overseas. We anticipate that similar legislation or regulations may
be proposed in the future at local, state and federal levels, both in the United States and elsewhere.
All of our Company’s facilities in the United States and elsewhere around the world are subject to various
environmental laws and regulations. Compliance with these provisions has not had, and we do not expect such
compliance to have, any material adverse effect on our Company’s capital expenditures, net income or
competitive position.
Employees
As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, our Company had approximately 71,000 and 55,000 employees,
respectively, of which 13,600 and 9,800, respectively, were employed by entities that we have consolidated under
the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), ‘‘Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities’’ (‘‘Interpretation No. 46(R)’’). At the end of 2006 and 2005, our Company had
approximately 12,200 and 10,400 employees, respectively, located in the United States, of which approximately
1,200 and none, respectively, were employed by entities that we have consolidated under Interpretation
No. 46(R). The increase in the number of employees in 2006 was primarily due to the acquisitions and the
consolidation of certain bottling operations, mainly in China and the United States.
Our Company, through its divisions and subsidiaries, has entered into numerous collective bargaining
agreements. We currently expect that we will be able to renegotiate such agreements on satisfactory terms when
they expire. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are generally satisfactory.
Securities Exchange Act Reports
The Company maintains an internet website at the following address: www.thecoca-colacompany.com. The
information on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference in this annual report on Form 10-K.
We make available on or through our website certain reports and amendments to those reports that we file
with or furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘SEC’’) in accordance with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’). These include our annual reports on Form 10-K, our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, and Section 16 filings. We make this
information available on our website free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file
the information with, or furnish it to, the SEC.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the following
factors, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described
below are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or
that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or
results of operations.
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