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Cetie Bottling Guides – Best Practices for Glass and PET Packaging Applications
The Bottling Guides series compiles practical recommendations and application methods for the bottling of beverages in glass and PET packaging.These guides focus on the interoperability between containers and their closure systems, depending on the nature of the product being bottled. Designed to strengthen the dialogue between packaging suppliers and bottlers, the guides provide:
- Clear technical terminology and definitions shared across stakeholders
- Guidance to ensure the functionality and compatibility of container–closure systems
- Application modes adapted to specific equipment and production conditions
- Methods for identifying performance limits and defining the responsibilities of each party
- Support for regulatory compliance and alignment with recognised standards
- Contributions to consumer safety by promoting robust, hygienic, and effective packaging solutions
Guide No. 1 - Still wines bottling - Cork stopper application on a cork mouth finish
01/01/1992
- Latest update 01/01/2008
This guide applies to the capping of still wines with a cork mouth finish as per Cetie data sheet GME50.01 - CORK MOUTH FINISH FOR CORKS AND CAPSULES which has been used as a base for the European standard EN 12726 - PACKAGING - CORK MOUTH FINISH WITH A BORE DIAMETER OF 18,5 MM FOR CORKS AND ...
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Guide No. 2 - Metallic screw capping for non-carbonated liquids, foodstuffs and pharmaceutical products on BVP type glass finishes
01/01/2006
- Latest update 11/03/2020
This guide gives information on good practices for bottling still products with aluminium screw caps (e.g. corresponding to specifications EC4.03 - ALUMINIUM SCREW CAPS FOR STILL LIQUIDS ON BVP GLASS FINISHES) on a BVP-type glass finish according to EN 15543 - GLASS PACKAGING - FINISHES FOR ...
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Guide No. 3 - Tirage (bottling) and final corking of quality sparkling wines produced in specific regions (VMQPRD) on 29mm and 26mm crown closure. (NF H35 029)
01/03/1994
- Latest update 31/07/2020
This guide is intended for producers of quality sparkling wines who carry out the secondary fermentation process in the bottle, also known as bottle fermentation. These sparkling wines undergo two successive closure operations in the same bottle, a tirage (bottling) closed by a ...
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Guide No. 4 - 26 mm crown capping
01/01/2002
- Latest update 28/09/2020
This document concerns the crowning process, using crown caps for which the seal is provided by a plastic liner, onto glass finishes adapted to either "pry-off" or "twist crown" applications. It mainly focuses on capping with crown caps designed with a 6 mm height and a ...
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Guide No. 5 - Application of flat-top plastic screw-on threaded closures on PET bottles for beverages
01/01/2008
- Latest update 04/11/2019
This document gives background information and recommended best practices for the application of plastic flat top screw-on caps onto PET bottles for beverages.
It covers all closure sizes and beverage product types. It does not cover aspects related to filling or to downstream processing of ...
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Guide No. 6 - Metallic screw capping for still wines on BVS type glass finishes - With redraw
01/01/2007
- Latest update 11/03/2020
This Guide gives information on good practices for bottling still wine with aluminium screw caps on a BVS-type glass finish according to EN 16293 - PACKAGING - GLASS PACKAGING - DEEP BVS FINISHES FOR STILL WINES, with a redraw while the cap application..
For this Guide, wine is considered to be ...
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Guide No. 7 - Metallic screw capping with threaded plastic or aluminium insert for still wines
01/01/2008
- Latest update 10/07/2023
This document applies to the screw capping of still wines with a metallic closure having a threaded plastic or aluminium insert and a tamper-evident band which needs to be snapped before it can be opened. The closure is screwed and crimped during capping. The application shall be done only on a ...
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Guide No. 8 - Plastic screw capping for still wines
26/10/2015
This guide concerns screw capping of still wines with a threaded plastic closure having a tamper evident ring whose bridges must break on opening
The cap is screwed on after filling and can be applied on a screw finish in glass or PET of the BVS type. This operation enables a seal to be ensured ...
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Guide No. 9 - Metallic screw capping for pressurised wines & other beverages on BVS type glass finishes - With redraw
01/01/2016
- Latest update 11/03/2020
This guide gives the necessary information on good practices for bottling wines and other products with a CO2 content > 1.2 g CO2/l with an aluminum screw cap on a BVS-type glass finish accommodating redraw of the application cap.
Both the cap and the bottle must be foreseen for the ...
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Guide No.10 - Wire cage guide for final corking of quality sparkling wines of demi, standard or magnum bottles on glass finishes 29 mm and 26 mm
16/12/2010
This guide covers the characteristics and specifications of the cork liner for quality sparkling wines (QSW) produced in demies, bottles and magnums with 26 and 29 mm finish. It deals solely with the supply of the cork wire and not with its application. An implementation guide for the three ...
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Guide No.11 - Metallic screw capping defects - Identification and correction
11/02/2017
- Latest update 29/03/2022
This document identifies the principal defects that may occur with "Roll-On Pilfer-Proof" aluminium screw-type closures and outlines the methodology to orient corrective action. It applies to all different ROPP types for both still and pressurised liquids, with and without redraw, on ...
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Guide No.12 - Recommendation for flaconnage crimping
31/01/2004
- Latest update 31/01/2020
This guide describes the five essential rules to be observed to properly crimp a pump with an aluminium ferrule on an FEA type glass finish used for perfumery, according to the EN 14854 - AEROSOL CONTAINERS – GLASS CONTAINERS – DIMENSIONS OF THE NECK FINISH standard and the ...
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Guide No.13 - Apelover - Guidelines for the good practice of glass wide-mouth jars manufacturing & metallic caps
01/01/1989
Every stage in the packaging of a product is part of good manufacturing practice, in the same way as its production.
The correct use of industrial glass jars and metal capsules is part of this principle.
It enables these two complementary elements to fulfill their protective packaging role to ...
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Guide No.14 - Bar-top stopper application on glass finish for non-carbonated beverages
03/11/2017
This guide describes best practices to be implemented to obtain correct closure application with bar-top stoppers that can be opened and closed manually by the consumer without requiring an opener. It covers only stoppers for glass bottles for which the seal results from the contact between the ...
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Guide No.15 - Guidance on single-use plastic directive (EU) 2019/904 and standard EN 17665+A1
17/03/2022
- Latest update 12/03/2025
This guide is intended to offer interested parties like bottlers, brand owners or closure manufacturers an introduction to the application of the Single-Use Plastic Directive (SUP) 2019/904 [1] and harmonised standard EN17665 - PACKAGING - TEST METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT ...
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Guide No.16 - Glass colour
17/11/2021
- Latest update 04/10/2023
This guide is complementary to the data sheet DT30.00 - COLOUR MEASUREMENT OF GLASS PACKAGING.
The main aim of this guide is to increase the understanding of glass colour measurement.
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Guide No.17 - Still wines bottling - Synthetic stopper application on a cork mouth finish
16/11/2023
This document applies to the bottling of still wines with a synthetic cork stopper on a cork mouth finish as per the European standard EN 12726 - PACKAGING - CORK MOUTH FINISH WITH A BORE DIAMETER OF 18,5 MM FOR CORKS AND TAMPER EVIDENT CAPSULES.
it sets down different tests, measures and ...
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