Packaging for an article, comprising a bottom for receiving the article to be packed, at least two pairs of tabs (4a,4b,4c,4d) being formed on the face of the bottom intended to receive the article, designated fastening face, each tab (4a,4b,4c,4d) having a deformable part connected to the fastening face along a folding line (7a,7b,7c,7d) and being foldable towards the fastening face, each tab (4a,4b,4c,4d) being associated with one of the edges (6a,6b,6c,6d) of the bottom such that the folding line (7a,7b,7c,7d) of said tab (4a,4b,4c,4d) is parallel to the edge (7a,7b,7c,7d) of the bottom with which the tab (4a,4b,4c,4d) is associated, the tabs (4a,4b,4c,4d) of one pair of tabs (4a,4b,4c,4d) being associated with two opposed edges (6a,6b,6c,6d) of the bottom and at least one pair of tabs (4b,4d) being associated with the longitudinal edges (6b,6d) of the bottom and at least one pair of tabs (4a,4c) being associated with the transverse edges (6a,6c) of the bottom, the tabs (4a,4b,4c,4d) being foldable around the article to wrap it both in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the bottom, means (8a,8c) for holding the tabs (4a,4c) applying on the face of the deformable part of each tab (4a,4c) opposed to that facing the article for holding the tabs (4a,4c) of one pair folded, flaps (5a,5b,5c,5d) being formed on all or part of each edge (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) of the bottom and foldable at a right angle with respect to the fastening face such that the bottom forms a rectangular parallelepiped having an open face facing the fastening face, characterized in that the bottom is covered by a cover in order to constitute a substantially rectangular packaging, the cover being a rectangular parallelepiped having a face able to be opened and whose inner dimensions substantially correspond to the outer dimensions of the bottom such that the bottom is received within the cover by interference fit, with the article to be packed being enclosed between the fastening face of the bottom and the cover, reinforced flaps (29a,29b,29c,29d) being formed on two opposed reinforced edges (6b, 6d) of the bottom, at each end of said two opposed reinforced edges (6b,6d), each reinforced flap (29a,29b,29c,29d) comprising two sections (29a1,29a2,29b1, 29b2,29c1,29c2,29d1,29d2) formed on said reinforced edge (6b,6d), a first section (29a1,29b1,29c1,29d1) connected to the reinforced edge (6b,6d) by a folding line (12,12b,12c,12d) and a second section (29a2,29b2,29c2,29d2) connected to the first section (29a1,29b1,29c1,29d1) by a folding line (29a4,29a5,29b4,29b5,29c4,29c5,29d4,29d5) parallel to the reinforced edge (6b,6d), the edge of the second section (29a2,29b2,29c2,29d2) opposed to the edge connected to the first section (29a1,29b1,29c1,29d1) carrying a protrusion (29a6,29b6,29c6,29d6) able to engage within a corresponding notch (29a7,29b7,29c7,29d7) formed in the bottom when the second section (29a2,29b2,29c2,29c2) is folded on the first section (29a1,29b1,29c1,29c1), both sections being folded at a right angle on the bottom, the edge (6a,6c) of the bottom adjacent to the reinforced edge (6b,6d) further carrying a two-part flap (30a,30b,30c,30d), a first part (30a2,30b2,30c2,30d2) connected to said edge (6a,6c) and extending up to the reinforced edge (6b,6d), and a second part (30a3,30b3,30c3,30d3) connected to the first part (30a2,30b2,30c2,30d2) by a folding line (30a1,30b1,30c1,30d1) in the extension of the reinforced edge (6b,6d), said second part (30a3,30b3,30c3,30d3) being intended to be sandwiched between both sections (29a1,29a2,29b1,29b2,29c1,29c2,29d1, 29d2) of the reinforced flap (29a,29b,29c,29d) when they are folded on the bottom.