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Cetie is a membership-based widely recognised mainly European inter-professional organisation of industry experts (users and producers) to produce technical reference documentation – voluntary standards and best practice guides – to achieve high quality standards in the bottling industry. Cetie voluntary standards and best practice guides are dedicated to the bottling of food liquids and beverages, perfumes, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.

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Latest publications
FS22.00 - LABELLING ON GLASS CONTAINERS TRADITIONAL AND SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS
01/02/2016 - Update 21/09/2018
Scope This document provides recommendations for measuring the deviation from flatness of vertical developed label panels indicated on glass bottles (or jars) and limits to be respected in order to enable correct application of labels. It applies to cylindrical or conical labelling surfaces on ...
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GME30.25 - PET FINISH 38/33.4-16.5-3/9
01/03/2009 - Update 08/08/2018
Scope This document provides specifications and dimensions of the 38 mm screw finish with three (3) thread starts and a 16,50 mm height for still waters and non-carbonated beverages. This finish can be used for aseptic filling and filling with introduction of nitrogen (1 bar max). It is ...
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DT23.03 - PET FINISHES GLOSSARY AND NOMENCLATURE
10/02/2016 - Update 14/05/2018
Scope This data sheet identifies the different parts of PET neck finishes and defines a standard nomenclature for the main dimensions according to that proposed by ISBT and consistent with the standard EN 16063. It also defines a standard format for naming Cetie PET finish specifications.
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GME30.10 - BORE SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSERTS FOR 30, 31.5 AND 35 SIZE BVP FINISHES
01/06/2010 - Update 11/05/2018
Scope This data sheet gives the specifications of bore dimensions and profile for BVP finishes according to EN 15543 for 30, 31,5 and 35, standard, deep and extra deep versions, in order to accept pourers or non-refillable inserts, for bottles with a capacity ≤ 150 cl. As with all BVP type ...
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GME13.04 - 29 MM SPARKLING WINE FINISH
01/10/1998 - Update 10/05/2018
Scope This data sheet gives dimensions and specifications of the 29 mm glass finish for bottles intended for sparkling wine produced by a closed tank method. This finish is designed to take a cork closure in natural cork or synthetic material.
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GME13.05 - 29 MM SPUMANTE CROWN FINISH
01/10/1998 - Update 10/05/2018
Scope This data sheet gives dimensions and specifications of the 29 mm crown finish for glass bottles intended for Spumante type sparkling wines. This finish is designed to take a crown closure or a cork closure in natural cork or synthetic material.
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GME13.06 - 29 MM CIDER CROWN FINISH
01/10/1998 - Update 10/05/2018
Scope This data sheet gives dimensions and specifications of the 29 mm crown finish for glass bottles intended for cider. This finish is designed to take a crown closure or a cork closure in natural cork or synthetic material.
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GME13.07 - COMPARISON OF GLASS FINISHES FOR SPARKLING WINES AND OTHER CARBONATED BEVERAGES
23/06/2017 - Update 10/05/2018
Scope This data sheet gives an overview of the main available glass finishes available for sparkling wines and other carbonated beverages with a stopper made of cork or synthetic material, generally maintained in place with a wire cage, with or without the possibility of alternatively receiving ...
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FS07.00 - HEADSPACE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LIQUID PRODUCTS IN BOTTLES AND JARS
01/11/2002 - Update 11/07/2018
Scope This document specifies design headspace recommendations for liquid products in glass containers. It does not concern containers for powders and tablets or flaconnage type bottles. Note that for food products in wide mouth containers with a vacuum seal closure, fill levels determine the ...
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DT15.00 - FLACONNAGE - STANDARD TOLERANCES
20/11/2013 - Update 18/07/2018
Scope This data sheet identifies references to standard tolerances and test methods for flaconnage products made of moulded glass. It also provides a definition of ‘flaconnage’. These values are consistent with those given in standard ISO 12818.
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Latest news
In the General Interest
08/03/2019 - Update 08/03/2019
People who participate in Cetie working group meetings for the first time may find it unsettling to sit down at the same table with their competitors, even though the aim of the meeting is clearly limited to generic technical subjects and to establish consensual reference documents that are in ...
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Cetie and the draft SUP directive
15/11/2018 - Update 25/03/2019
SUP
On 28 May 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a directive "on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment," referred to more simply as the "SUP" directive, for "single-use plastics." The introduction to the ...
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The use of Cetie documents in case of litigation
16/10/2018 - Update 16/10/2018
Compliance with standards and good industrial practices throughout the bottling value chain is essential to guarantee that the finished product purchased by the end-user gives entire satisfaction. Thus, the characteristics of supplies for bottling are usefully subject to specifications that ...
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2018 Cetie 's Glass Manufacturers plenary meeting
20/09/2018 - Update 20/09/2018
Glass plenary
2018 Cetie 's Glass Manufacturers plenary meeting starts in Barcelona, on the kind invitation of VIDRALA: Attendees AH CONSULT for BRITISH GLASS Mr Alan HAIGH ARDAGH GLASS GmbH Mr Dieter HARTMANN and Mr Carsten BERKAU ARDAGH GLASS LIMITED (KNOTTINGLEY) Mr Mick HUDDLESTONE ARDAGH ...
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Cetie & test-methods
06/07/2018 - Update 16/10/2018
Guidelines N°9
The control of industrial processes requires carrying out measurements, tests and analyses at each stage of production, generally integrated in quality management procedures. The parameters which characterise the quality objectives for a substance or an object entering or leaving a ...
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Cetie documentation for bottling of home/personal care products and perfume
27/04/2018 - Update 16/10/2018
FEA Plenary
Although Cetie proposes technical documents mainly centred on food and beverages it has also always been active in non-food bottling applications. Increased interest is currently seen for these markets within Cetie. Until recently it has been through the "flaconnage" glassmakers ...
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Prevention of defects in aluminium screw caps
05/03/2018 - Update 16/10/2018
Guide n°11
Prevention of defects in aluminium screw caps The Cetie Bottling Guides are intended above all to help bottlers avoid defects when using the closure systems in question. In reality however, the "zero defects" concept only exists as a goal, even when the best practices are put in ...
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Index marks for PET bottle plastic screw caps and finishes
17/01/2018 - Update 16/10/2018
Pet plenary
Cetie has just published a new recommendation sheet, FS 18, for index marks on PET bottle screw caps and finishes. Developed by the "PET Finishes" working group, these recommendations aim to encourage the adoption of these index marks by the industry in a consistent manner, taking ...
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Bar Top Stoppers - Follow the Guide!
16/11/2017 - Update 10/04/2018
Guide n°14
"Wider consultation within Cetie and among our network of contacts confirmed the interest to set up a Cetie Working Group to produce specific technical reference documentation" For some time now, a number of Cetie members directly concerned by the subject of bar top stoppers have ...
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Cetie at PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES 2017 CONFERENCE
26/10/2017 - Update 06/02/2018
Guidelines N°18
Cetie General Secretary Mr Nicholas Harris,  will participate to the PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES 2017 CONFERENCE on the 8th of november. The two days meetings will be held at HOTEL NOVOTEL AMSTERDAM CITY, on November, the 7th & 8th 2017. See the programme here ...
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