`FORM 6-K
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER


                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                           For the month of July 2003


                         Commission File Number: 1-14836

                                     ALSTOM
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


                     25, avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris, France
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)



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ENCLOSURES:

Press release dated July 10, 2003 "ALSTOM Receives EU Approval for the
Sale of Its Industrial Turbines Businesses to Siemens AG"





                               SIGNATURE

     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.

                                             ALSTOM



Date: July 15, 2003                      By: /s/ Philippe Jaffré
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                                             Name:   Philippe Jaffré
                                             Title:  Chief Financial Officer`

`10 July 2003



                 ALSTOM RECEIVES EU APPROVAL FOR THE SALE OF ITS
                  INDUSTRIAL TURBINES BUSINESSES TO SIEMENS AG




On 28 April 2003, ALSTOM announced the sale of its small and medium gas turbines
and industrial  steam turbines to Siemens AG in two separate  transactions.  The
first  transaction  covers  the  small gas  turbines  business,  and the  second
transaction  covers the  medium-sized gas turbines and industrial steam turbines
businesses.

Today the European  Commission has granted formal  clearance under the EC Merger
Regulation for the disposal of ALSTOM's Industrial Turbine activities.

The  disposal  of the  small-sized  gas  turbines  business  to  Siemens  AG was
completed  on 30 April 2003  pursuant to a  derogation  granted by the  European
Commission.  Decisions from merger control  authorities in other  jurisdictions,
most notably the US authorities, in respect of the medium-sized gas turbines and
industrial steam turbines businesses disposal are still awaited. Pending receipt
of those other  necessary  clearances,  both the  medium-sized  gas turbines and
industrial steam turbines businesses continue to be managed by ALSTOM.

Further announcements will be made in due course.

ALSTOM IS A GLOBAL  LEADER IN ENERGY AND TRANSPORT  INFRASTRUCTURE.  THE COMPANY
SERVES  THE  ENERGY  MARKET  THROUGH  ITS  ACTIVITIES  IN THE  FIELDS  OF  POWER
GENERATION AND POWER  TRANSMISSION  AND  DISTRIBUTION,  AND THE TRANSPORT MARKET
THROUGH ITS  ACTIVITIES IN RAIL AND MARINE.  IN FISCAL YEAR 2002/03,  ALSTOM HAD
ANNUAL SALES  IN  EXCESS  OF 20 BILLION  AND  EMPLOYED AROUND 100,000 PEOPLE IN
OVER 70 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE.

Press enquiries:          G. Tourvieille
                          Tel. +33 1 47 55 23 15
                          internet.press@chq.alstom.com


Investor relations:       J-G. Micol
                          Tel.+33 1 47 55 26 04
                          investor.relations@chq.alstom.com`