**Exhibit 8.1	Subsidiaries of Schering AG (valid as of December 31, 2003)**

| **Company**                                                                | **Jurisdiction ofOrganization** |
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| ALK-SCHERAX ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH                                              | GERMANY                         |
| AWAG ARZNEIMITTELWERK ALTONA AG                                            | GERMANY                         |
| BERGAZYME GMBH                                                             | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GMBH                                        | GERMANY                         |
| BERLAX 01 GMBH                                                             | GERMANY                         |
| BERLICHEM VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT FUER CHEMIE MBH                          | GERMANY                         |
| BERLIMED VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH                                       | GERMANY                         |
| BERLISERVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GMBH                                      | GERMANY                         |
| BERLITECH VERWALTUNGSGES.MBH                                               | GERMANY                         |
| BORSIG-KOKSWERKE GMBH                                                      | GERMANY                         |
| ENTEC GMBH                                                                 | GERMANY                         |
| HTV-GESELLSCHAFT FUER HOCHTEMPERATURVERBRENNUNG MBH                        | GERMANY                         |
| INSTITUT FUER DIAGNOSTIKFORSCHUNG GMBH                                     | GERMANY                         |
| JENAPHARM GMBH & CO. KG                                                | GERMANY                         |
| KOKSWERKE UND CHEMISCHE FABRIKEN GMBH                                      | GERMANY                         |
| KOSINUS GRUNDSTÜCKS-VERWALTUNGS- GESELLSCHAFT  MBH&GAMMA OHG | GERMANY                         |
| MEDAC SCHERING ONKOLOGIE GMBH                                              | GERMANY                         |
| MEDRAD MEDIZINISCHE SYSTEME GMBH                                           | GERMANY                         |
| MENADIER HEILMITTEL GMBH                                                   | GERMANY                         |
| PHARMA VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG GMBH                                            | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING AFRICA GMBH                                                       | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING ASIA GMBH                                                         | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING DEUTSCHLAND GMBH                                                  | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING AG                                            | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING FINNLAND HOLDING GMBH                                             | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH                                        | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING GMBH UND CO. PRODUKTIONS KG                                       | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING KAHLBAUM GMBH                                                     | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING VERSICHERUNGSVERMITTLUNG GMBH                                     | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH                                       | GERMANY                         |
| SCHERING (PTY.) LTD.                                                       | SOUTH AFRICA                    |
| SCHERING (CHINA) LTD.                                                      | HONGKONG                        |
| SCHERING (HONGKONG)   LTD.                                       | HONGKONG                        |
| P.T.SCHERING INDONESIA                                                     | INDONESIA                       |
| NIHON MEDRAD KABUSHIKI KAISHA (NIHON MEDRAD KK)                            | JAPAN                           |
| NIHON SCHERING K.K.                                                        | JAPAN                           |
| SCHERING (KOREA) LTD.                                                      | KOREAN REP.                     |
| SCHERING (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD                                                | MALAYSIA                        |
| SCHERING PHILIPPINE CORP.                                                  | PHILIPPINES                     |
| SCHERING (NANJING) PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.                                    | PR CHINA                        |
| SCHERING PHARMACEUTICAL LTD.                                               | PR CHINA                        |
| SCHERING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LTD.                                          | SINGAPORE                       |
| SCHERING TAIWAN LTD.                                                       | TAIWAN                          |
| SCHERING (BANGKOK) LTD.                                                    | THAILAND                        |
| SCHERING CHEMICALS LTD.                                                    | THAILAND                        |
| SCHERING PTY. LTD.                                                         | AUSTRALIA                       |
| IMAXEON  PTY. LTD.                                                    | AUSTRALIA                       |
| SCHERING (N.Z.) LTD.                                                       | NEW ZEALAND                     |
| N.V.SCHERING S.A.                                                          | BELGIUM                         |
| BERLIPHARM N.V.                                                            | BELGIUM                         |
| SCHERING A/S                                                               | DENMARK                         |
| MEDIWEST DENMARK ApS                                                       | DENMARK                         |
| MAP MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY OY                                                  | FINLAND                         |
| SCHERING OY                                                                | FINLAND                         |
| SCHERING S.A.                                                              | FRANCE                          |
| BERLIPHARM S.A.R.L.                                                        | FRANCE                          |
| MEDRAD FRANCE S.A.R.L.                                                     | FRANCE                          |
| CIS BIO INTERNATIONAL S.A.                                                 | FRANCE                          |
| SCHERING HELLAS A.E.                                                       | GREECE                          |
| SCHERING HOLDINGS LTD.                                                     | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| CIS UK LTD.                                                                | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| SCHERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (HOLDINGS) LTD.                               | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| SCHERING AGROCHEMICALS (HOLDINGS) LTD                                      | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| SCHERING HEALTH CARE LTD.                                                  | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| SCHERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LTD.                                          | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| SCHERING WAREHOUSING LTD.                                                  | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| MEDRAD UK LIMITED                                                          | GREAT BRITAIN                   |
| SCHERING S.P.A.                                                            | ITALY                           |
| MEDRAD ITALIA S.R.L.                                                       | ITALY                           |
| THERAMEX S.P.A.                                                            | ITALY                           |
| SCHERING NEDERLAND B.V                                                     | NETHERLANDS                     |
| MEDRAD EUROPE B.V.                                                         | NETHERLANDS                     |
| BERLIPHARM B.V.                                                            | NETHERLANDS                     |
| SCHERING NORGE A/S                                                         | NORWAY                          |
| MEDIWEST NORWAY AS                                                         | NORWAY                          |
| SCHERING WIEN GES.M.B.H.                                                   | AUSTRIA                         |
| BIOCIS GES.M.B.H.                                                          | AUSTRIA                         |
| SCHERING POLSKA SP.Z  O.O.                                            | POLAND                          |
| LUSAL PRODUCAO QUIMICO-FARMACEUTICA LUSO-ALEMA LDA.                        | PORTUGAL                        |
| SCHERING LUSITANA LDA.                                                     | PORTUGAL                        |
| BERLIFARMA LDA.                                                            | PORTUGAL                        |
| AO SCHERING                                                                | RUSSIA                          |
| SCHERING NORDISKA AB                                                       | SWEDEN                          |
| MEDIWEST SCANDINAVIA AB                                                    | SWEDEN                          |
| MAP AB                                                                     | SWEDEN                          |
| SCHERING (SCHWEIZ) AG                                                      | SWITZERLAND                     |
| BERLIS AG                                                                  | SWITZERLAND                     |
| SCHERING ESPANA S.A.                                                       | SPAIN                           |
| BERLIMED S.A.                                                              | SPAIN                           |
| COMPANIA DE IMPLANTES CLINICOS S.A.                                        | SPAIN                           |
| JUSTESA IMAGEN S.A.                                                        | SPAIN                           |
| SCHERIMED S.A.                                                             | SPAIN                           |
| SCHERING S.R.O.                                                            | CZECH REPUBLIC                  |
| SCHERING ALMAN ILAC VE ECZA TICARET LTD. SIRKETI                           | TURKEY                          |
| SCHERING KFT.                                                              | HUNGARY                         |
| UAB SCHERING                                                               | LITHUANIA                       |
| SCHERING SLOVAKIA S.R.O.                                                   | SLOVAKIA                        |
| SCHERING ARGENTINA S.A.I.C.                                                | ARGENTINA                       |
| JUSTESA IMAGEN ARGENTINA S.A.                                              | ARGENTINA                       |
| NEWPROD S.A.I.C.                                                           | ARGENTINA                       |
| SCHERING BOLIVIANA LTDA.                                                   | BOLIVIA                         |
| SCHERING DO BRASIL QUIMICA E FARMACEUTICA LTDA.                            | BRAZIL                          |
| JUSTESA IMAGEM DO BRASIL                                                   | BRAZIL                          |
| MEDRAD AMERICA LATINA LTDA                                                 | BRAZIL                          |
| LABORATORIO BERLIMED S.A.                                                  | CHILE                           |
| SCHERING DE CHILE S.A.                                                     | CHILE                           |
| SCHERING CENTROAMERICANA C.A., S.A.                                        | COSTA RICA                      |
| SCHERING COLOMBIANA S.A.                                                   | COLOMBIA                        |
| SCHERING DOMINICANA S.A.                                                   | DOMINICAN REP.                  |
| SCHERING ECUATORIANA C.A.                                                  | ECUADOR                         |
| SCHERING GUATEMALTECA.S.A.                                                 | GUATEMALA                       |
| PRODUCTOS QUIMICOS NATURALES S.A. DE C.V.PROQUINA                          | MEXICO                          |
| SCHERING MEXICANA S.A.DE C.V.                                              | MEXICO                          |
| MEDRAD MEXICANA S. De R.L. De CV                                           | MEXICO                          |
| CENTRO ESTRATEGICO CANADA LATINOAMERICA S.A. DE C.V.                       | MEXICO                          |
| JUSTESA IMAGEN MEXICANA S.A. DE C.V.                                       | MEXICO                          |
| SCHERING LAS AMERICAS S.A.                                                 | PANAMA                          |
| SCHERING PERUANA S.A.                                                      | PERU                            |
| SCHERING URUGUAYA S.A.                                                     | URUGUAY                         |
| SCHERING DE VENEZUELA S.A.                                                 | VENEZUELA                       |
| BERLEX CANADA INC.                                                         | CANADA                          |
| BERLEX INC.                                                                | USA                             |
| BERLEX LABORATORIES LLC.                                                   | USA                             |
| BERLICHEM INC.                                                             | USA                             |
| BERLIPHARM INC.                                                            | USA                             |
| BETA CENTER INC.                                                           | USA                             |
| CIS US INC.                                                                | USA                             |
| COLLATERAL THERAPEUTICS INC.                                               | USA                             |
| ISLAND CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.                                               | USA                             |
| LEIRAS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.                                                | USA                             |
| MEDRAD INC.                                                                | USA                             |
| MFSC MEDRAD FOREIGN SALES CORP.                                            | USA                             |
| MSVC INC.                                                                  | USA                             |
| MTFP INC.                                                                  | USA                             |
| MYOTECH INC.                                                               | USA                             |
| NOR-AM AGRO LLC                                                            | USA                             |
| NOR-AM LAND COMPANY                                                        | USA                             |
| SB CAPITAL CORPORATION                                                     | USA                             |
| SCHERING BERLIN INC.                                                       | USA                             |
| SCHERING BERLIN INSURANCE COMPANY INC.                                     | USA                             |
| SCHERING BERLIN VENTURE CAP.CORP.                                          | USA                             |
| SCIC HOLDINGS LLC.                                                         | USA                             |