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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;14, 2003
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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98-0227345</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">2 place de la Coupole<BR>
92078 Paris La D&#233;fense Cedex<BR>
France<BR>
Phone: (011-33-1) 47.44.45.46<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.<BR>
2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.<BR>
2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.<BR>
2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TOTAL FINA S.A.<BR>
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TOTAL S.A.<BR>
1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plans)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Robert Hammond<BR>
Total Fina Elf Services Inc.<BR>
444 Madison Avenue<BR>
42nd Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10022-6903<BR>
(212)&nbsp;922-3065
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001"> Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002"> Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007"> Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y00559exv5w1.htm">OPINION OF ALAIN-MARC IRISSOU</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y00559exv23w1.htm">CONSENT OF BARBIER FRINAULT & AUTRES/ KPMG S.A.</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Shares, nominal
value 10 euros per
share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">10,937,325</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">72,512,935</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,649.58</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Shares being registered under this registration statement may be
represented by the Registrant&#146;s American Depositary Shares.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The maximum aggregate number of Shares granted to U.S persons under all
of the following plans sponsored by Total Fina Elf S.A., in the following
order: 2002 Stock Option Plan, 2001 Stock Option Plan, 2000 Stock Option
Plan, 1999 Stock Option Plan and the 1998 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
maximum offering price is based on the exercise price of the options
granted under each plan as follows: 2002 Stock Option Plan, <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>158.3 (U.S.
$174.4); 2001 Stock Option Plan, <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>168.2 (U.S. $185.3); 2000 Stock Option
Plan, <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>162.7 (U.S. $179.2); 1999 Stock Option Plan, <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>113 (U.S. $124.5);
and 1998 Stock Option Plan <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>93.8 (U.S. $103.3). The proposed maximum
offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price
have been converted into U.S. dollars based on an exchange rate of US
$1.1014 per <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>1.00, the noon buying rate in New York City for cable
transfers in euros as certified for customs purposes by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, on March&nbsp;7, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">As a result of an overpayment by Total Fina Elf S.A. of the registration
fee with respect to the Form&nbsp;S-8 filed on December&nbsp;5, 2001 with respect to
the Total Fina Elf Holdings USA, Inc. Employee Shareholder Plan 2001,
Total Fina Elf S.A. has a credit of $2,216.72, which has been applied to
reduce the $5,866.30 registration fee for this registration statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">2</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) by TOTAL FINA ELF S.A., a corporation organized under the
laws of the Republic of France (the &#147;Corporation&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) are
incorporated herein by reference:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;26, 2002;
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;The
Corporation&#146;s Report of Foreign Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K
furnished to the
Commission on March&nbsp;7, 2003, February&nbsp;6, 2003, January&nbsp;8, 2003, December&nbsp;4, 2002,
November&nbsp;7, 2002, October&nbsp;7, 2002, September&nbsp;6, 2002,
August&nbsp;2, 2002 and July
10, 2002, in each case relating to the previous monthly period; and
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The description of the Corporation&#146;s Shares, nominal value 10 euros
per share, provided in the Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;26,
2002.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all remaining securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof
from the date of filing such documents.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes
of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>Description of Securities.</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation maintains liability insurance for directors and officers
including insurance against liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
</FONT>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>Exhibits.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><I>Statuts </I>(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation (as amended
through May&nbsp;7, 2002) (English translation) (incorporated by
reference to the Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;26, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">*5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Opinion of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the
Corporation.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">*23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Consent of Accountants: Barbier Frinault &#038; Autres (Ernst &#038;
Young Network) and KPMG S.A.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">*23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Consent of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the
Corporation (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">*24</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Power of Attorney (included on page 7).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2"><B>Undertakings.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or Form&nbsp;F-3, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed herewith</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in Paris, France on March&nbsp;11, 2003.
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade width="60%"><FONT size="2">
Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re<BR>
Treasurer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS </B>that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Thierry Desmarest, Robert Castaigne and Charles
Paris de Bollardi&#232;re, or any of them individually, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to act, without any other, for him or her and in his or her
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (including under any other appropriate Form) of TOTAL
FINA ELF S.A., a soci&#233;t&#233; anonyme, and any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) thereto, to this registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any state
regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, their
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This power of attorney may be executed in counterparts.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed on March&nbsp;11, 2003, by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Thierry Desmarest*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Thierry Desmarest</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and<BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert Castaigne*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert Castaigne</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President, Chief<BR>
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Dominique Bonsergent*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Dominique Bonsergent</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting<BR>
Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Yves Barsalou</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Daniel Bouton</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bertrand Collomb*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Bertrand Collomb</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul Desmarais Jr.*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Paul Desmarais Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Xavier Dupont*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Xavier Dupont</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jacques Friedmann*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Jacques Friedmann</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Professor Bertrand Jacquillat*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Professor Bertrand Jacquillat</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Anne Lauvergeon*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Anne Lauvergeon</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Maurice Lippens</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michel P&#233;bereau*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Michel P&#233;bereau</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Thierry de Rudder*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Thierry de Rudder</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J&#252;rgen Sarrazin*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
J&#252;rgen Sarrazin</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert Studer*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert Studer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Serge Tchuruk*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Serge Tchuruk</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Pierre Vaillaud*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Pierre Vaillaud</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert O. Hammond*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert O. Hammond</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Authorized Representative of the United States</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade width="60%"><FONT size="2">
Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re<BR>
Pursuant to power of attorney<BR>
filed herewith
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<I>Statuts </I>(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation (as amended through
May&nbsp;7, 2002) (English translation) (incorporated by reference to the
Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;26, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the Corporation.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Accountants: Barbier Frinault &#038; Autres (Ernst &#038; Young
Network) and KPMG S.A.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Opinion of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the
Corporation (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on page 7).</FONT></TD>
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2003
Registration No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of France
98-0227345
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2 place de la Coupole
92078 Paris La Défense Cedex
France
Phone: (011-33-1) 47.44.45.46
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.
2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.
2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN
TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.
2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN
TOTAL FINA S.A.
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
TOTAL S.A.
1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
Robert Hammond
Total Fina Elf Services Inc.
444 Madison Avenue
42nd Floor
New York, New York 10022-6903
(212) 922-3065
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
OPINION OF ALAIN-MARC IRISSOU
CONSENT OF BARBIER FRINAULT & AUTRES/ KPMG S.A.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
(1)
registered
(2)
share
(3)
price
(3)
registration fee
(4)
Shares, nominal
value 10 euros per
share
154,940
$
174.4
$
27,021,536
73,580
185.3
13,634,374
99,100
179.2
17,758,720
87,850
124.5
10,937,325
30,600
103.3
3,160,980
Total
446,070
72,512,935
$
3,649.58
(1)
The Shares being registered under this registration statement may be
represented by the Registrant's American Depositary Shares.
(2)
The maximum aggregate number of Shares granted to U.S persons under all
of the following plans sponsored by Total Fina Elf S.A., in the following
order: 2002 Stock Option Plan, 2001 Stock Option Plan, 2000 Stock Option
Plan, 1999 Stock Option Plan and the 1998 Stock Option Plan.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
maximum offering price is based on the exercise price of the options
granted under each plan as follows: 2002 Stock Option Plan,
€
158.3 (U.S.
$174.4); 2001 Stock Option Plan,
€
168.2 (U.S. $185.3); 2000 Stock Option
Plan,
€
162.7 (U.S. $179.2); 1999 Stock Option Plan,
€
113 (U.S. $124.5);
and 1998 Stock Option Plan
€
93.8 (U.S. $103.3). The proposed maximum
offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price
have been converted into U.S. dollars based on an exchange rate of US
$1.1014 per
€
1.00, the noon buying rate in New York City for cable
transfers in euros as certified for customs purposes by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, on March 7, 2003.
(4)
As a result of an overpayment by Total Fina Elf S.A. of the registration
fee with respect to the Form S-8 filed on December 5, 2001 with respect to
the Total Fina Elf Holdings USA, Inc. Employee Shareholder Plan 2001,
Total Fina Elf S.A. has a credit of $2,216.72, which has been applied to
reduce the $5,866.30 registration fee for this registration statement.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") by TOTAL FINA ELF S.A., a corporation organized under the
laws of the Republic of France (the "Corporation" or the "Registrant") are
incorporated herein by reference:
(1) The Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on June 26, 2002;
(2) The
Corporation's Report of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K
furnished to the
Commission on March 7, 2003, February 6, 2003, January 8, 2003, December 4, 2002,
November 7, 2002, October 7, 2002, September 6, 2002,
August 2, 2002 and July
10, 2002, in each case relating to the previous monthly period; and
(3) The description of the Corporation's Shares, nominal value 10 euros
per share, provided in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on June 26,
2002.
All documents subsequently filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all remaining securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof
from the date of filing such documents.
Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes
of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Corporation maintains liability insurance for directors and officers
including insurance against liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Statuts
(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation (as amended
through May 7, 2002) (English translation) (incorporated by
reference to the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
June 26, 2002).
*5.1
Opinion of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the
Corporation.
*23.1
Consent of Accountants: Barbier Frinault & Autres (Ernst &
Young Network) and KPMG S.A.
*23.2
Consent of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the
Corporation (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
*24
Power of Attorney (included on page 7).
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating
*
Filed herewith
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to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in Paris, France on March 11, 2003.
TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.
By:
/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardière
Charles Paris de Bollardière
Treasurer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Thierry Desmarest, Robert Castaigne and Charles
Paris de Bollardière, or any of them individually, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to act, without any other, for him or her and in his or her
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration
statement on Form S-8 (including under any other appropriate Form) of TOTAL
FINA ELF S.A., a société anonyme, and any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) thereto, to this registration statement on Form S-8,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any state
regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, their
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This power of attorney may be executed in counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed on March 11, 2003, by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
Signatures
Title
/s/ Thierry Desmarest*
Thierry Desmarest
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert Castaigne*
Robert Castaigne
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Dominique Bonsergent*
Dominique Bonsergent
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting
Officer)
Yves Barsalou
Director
Daniel Bouton
Director
/s/ Bertrand Collomb*
Bertrand Collomb
Director
/s/ Paul Desmarais Jr.*
Paul Desmarais Jr.
Director
/s/ Xavier Dupont*
Xavier Dupont
Director
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Signatures
Title
/s/ Jacques Friedmann*
Jacques Friedmann
Director
/s/ Professor Bertrand Jacquillat*
Professor Bertrand Jacquillat
Director
/s/ Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani*
Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani
Director
/s/ Anne Lauvergeon*
Anne Lauvergeon
Director
Maurice Lippens
Director
/s/ Michel Pébereau*
Michel Pébereau
Director
/s/ Thierry de Rudder*
Thierry de Rudder
Director
/s/ Jürgen Sarrazin*
Jürgen Sarrazin
Director
/s/ Robert Studer*
Robert Studer
Director
/s/ Serge Tchuruk*
Serge Tchuruk
Director
/s/ Pierre Vaillaud*
Pierre Vaillaud
Director
/s/ Robert O. Hammond*
Robert O. Hammond
Authorized Representative of the United States
*By:
/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardière
Charles Paris de Bollardière
Pursuant to power of attorney
filed herewith
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Statuts
(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation (as amended through
May 7, 2002) (English translation) (incorporated by reference to the
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on June 26, 2002).
*5.1
Opinion of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the Corporation.
*23.1
Consent of Accountants: Barbier Frinault & Autres (Ernst & Young
Network) and KPMG S.A.
*23.2
Consent of Opinion of Alain-Marc Irissou, French legal counsel to the
Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1).
*24
Power of Attorney (included on page 7).
*
filed herewith.