The task of the Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb) is to assess whether plant protection products and biocidal products are safe for humans, animals and the environment in accordance with international agreements and criteria laid down in legislation.
Based on this assessment, the Ctgb decides whether products can be sold and used in the Netherlands. At the same time, clear instructions for use are mandatory, and must be printed – as a minimum – on the label of the product.
Our scientific assessment work is subject to many European regulations, European directives and national laws, including the Plant Protection Products and Biocidal Products Act (Wgb).
News
Public consultation structural exceedances
Surface water monitoring data have shown that exceedances of authorisation standards occur for a number of active substances in ...
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Marcel van Raaij new Secretary-Director of the Ctgb
Dr. Marcel van Raaij (58) has been appointed Secretary-Director of the Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products ...
Read moreIngrid Becks, Secretary/Director of Ctgb, announces departure
In January 2024, Ingrid Becks announced that she has decided to leave the Ctgb. She will remain with the Ctgb until the summer of ...
Read moreTwenty-five percent ‘green’ authorisations in 2018
Out of a total of 120 new plant protection products, the Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocidal ...
Read moreCtgb approved 83 percent of uses in 2017
In 2017 the Ctgb made 184 decisions on plant protection products and 65 decisions on biocidal products. Such decisions concern ...
Read moreCtgb Pesticides Database and Website Renewed
The website of the Ctgb and the pesticides database have been renewed. The Ctgb, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety ...
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