EN 16293:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16293:2013
Embalaža - Steklena embalaža - Globoka grla BVS za nepeneča vina
Packaging - Glass Packaging - Deep BVS finishes for still wines
Verpackung - Verpackungsglas - BVS Mündungen hoch für stille weine
Emballage - Emballages en verre - Bagues BVS hautes pour vins tranquilles
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16293:2020
ICS:
55.100 Steklenice. Lonci. Kozarci Bottles. Pots. Jars
67.160.10 Alkoholne pijače Alcoholic beverages
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16293
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 55.100 Supersedes EN 16293:2013
English Version
Packaging - Glass Packaging - Deep BVS finishes for still
wines
Emballage - Emballages en verre - Bagues BVS hautes Verpackung - Verpackungen aus Glas - Tiefe BVS-
pour vins tranquilles Mundstücke für stille Weine
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 May 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Designation. 5
5 Recommendations . 5
6 Constructions and dimensions of deep BVS finishes . 5
7 Thread profile construction .10
8 Construction for sealing surface and bore entrance profile.11
9 Construction of transfer bead .11
10 Construction of the neck .13
11 BVS finishes — Dimensions Y and X .13
12 Control of bottle and neck verticality .16
Annex A (normative) Parnaby type gauge.17
Bibliography .18

European foreword
This document (EN 16293:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 “Packaging”,
the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by December 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 16293:2013.
The essential modifications in this document as compared to the previous version have been brought in
the following sections:
— Introduction of the mandatory Clause 2. Normative references (no normative references are listed).
— New numbering of all clauses from Clause 1.
— In Clause 3. Terms and definitions: modification of definition 3.1 deep BVS finish.
— Addition of Clause 4. Designation.
— Renaming of Clause 3. Requirements in Clause 5. Recommendations, and introducing the relevant
changes in the text.
— In Clause 6. Constructions and dimensions of deep BVS finishes: addition of Note 3 and deletion of
key c in Table 1.
— In Clause 8. Construction for sealing surface and bore entrance profile, Figure 5:
— addition of the specified gap of 0/+0,2 mm on the guide-ring external diameter;
— introduction of a minimum value in addition to the existing maximum value for the sealing
surface: 0,5 -1,0 mm.
— In Clause 9. Construction of transfer bead: addition of a paragraph after Figure 6.
— In Clause 11. BVS finishes — Dimensions Y and X: deletion of the ovality tolerance notion in Table 4
and clarification on how to use the tolerance on Y and Y .
MEAN
— In Clause 12. Control of bottle and neck verticality: rewording of paragraph to introduce
requirements.
— Addition of Annex A (normative) Parnaby type gauge.
— Update of the Bibliography section.
— Many editorial changes in the text as well as in the figures.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Efficient packaging is of great importance for the distribution and the protection of goods as insufficient
or inappropriate packaging can lead to damage or wastage of the contents of the pack.
1 Scope
This document specifies dimensions of a series of deep screw finishes for the closure of wines with a CO
content below 1,2 g per litre.
NOTE Carbonation ≥ 1,2 g/l CO requires a suitable container and closure agreed between the glass maker,
closure maker and packer/filler.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following term and definition apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
deep BVS finish
neck finish designed to receive a screw cap equipped with a tamper evident skirt
4 Designation
The finish can be defined successively by its name (BVS), the diameter (in mm), the type (H) and the
height of the closure (in mm), for example BVS 28 H 44, BVS 30 H 60.
5 Recommendations
Container verticality should be controlled as specified in Clause 12 “Control of bottle and neck
verticality”.
During capping, when changing between different batches of bottles conf
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