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EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8, relating to the DuPont Residential Flooring Systems, Inc.
401(k) Plan and DuPont Commercial Flooring Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan, of our
report dated February 18, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial
statements, appearing on page 42 of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's 1999
Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated by reference in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 18, 2000, relating to
the financial statement schedule, appearing on page 19 of E. I. du Pont de
Nemours and Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
August 23, 2000
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