Evaluation Manual

The Evaluation Manual is a technical instructions and gives information on assessment standards, assessment framework, and calculation models that are used to conduct the assessments.

Evaluation Manual (latest version)

Version 2024-2, published 1 July 2024

The Evaluation Manual describes the assessment framework used by the Ctgb for the assessment of applications for authorization of biocidal products. Data requirements, risk assessment methodologies and approval criteria are discussed in the Evaluation Manual, which combines the collective context of laws and regulations, policies, and the guidance documents that describe the methodology for assessment of biocidal products. The Evaluation Manual contains:

  1. General introduction
  2. European evaluation framework v3.9
  3. National framework v3.2 on requirements related to Dutch specific elements
  4. Product authorisations under transitional legislation v3.5

The manuals are periodically updated in accordance with new legislation and guidances. They are published as PDF-files and only available in English.

Previous versions

Evaluation Manual version 2024-1

Version 2024-1, is used for the assessment of application submitted from 1 March till July

Evaluation Manual version 2023-3 

Version 2023-3, is used for the assessment of application submitted from December 2023 till 1 March 2024

Evaluation Manual version 2023-2 

Version 2023-2, is used for the assessment of application submitted from February 15th till December 1 2023

Evaluation Manual version 2023-1 

Version 2023-1, is used for the assessment of application submitted from January till February 15th

Evaluation Manual version 2022-3 

Version 2022-3, is used for the assessment of application submitted from October 2022 till January 2023

Evaluation Manual version 2022-2

Version 2022-2, is used for the assessment of application submitted from April to October 2022

Evaluation Manual version 2022-1

Evaluation Manual Version 2022-1, is used for the assessment of application submitted from Februrary to April 2022

Evaluation Manual version 2021-2

Evaluation Manual Version 2021-2, is used for the assessment of application submitted from July 2021 to Februrary 2022

Evaluation Manual version 2021-1

Evaluation Manual Version 2021-1, is used for the assessment of application submitted from April to July 2021

Evaluation Manual version 2020-1

Evaluation Manual version 2020-1 is used for the assessment of application submitted from April to July 2020.

Evaluation Manual version 2019-4

Evaluation Manual version 2019-4 is used for the assessment of application submitted from August 2019 to April 2020.

Evaluation Manual version 2019-3

Evaluation Manual version 2019-3 is used for the assessment of application submitted from June to August 2019.

Evaluation Manual version 2019-2

Evaluation Manual version 2019-2 is used for the assessment of application submitted from February to May 2019.

Evaluation Manual version 2019-1

Evaluation Manual version 2019-1 is used for the assessment of application submitted in January 2019.

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3/w

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3/w is used for the assessment of application submitted from November 2018 to January 2019.

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3/2.5

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3/2.5 is used for the assessment of application submitted from July to November 2018.

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3/2.4

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3/2.4 is used for the assessment of application submitted in May to July 2018.

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2/2.3 is used for the assessment of application submitted from January to May 2018.

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2

Evaluation Manual version 2.1/2.2 is used for the assessment of application submitted from November to December 2017.

Evaluation Manual version 2.1

Evaluation Manual version 2.1 is used for the assessment of application submitted from Juli to October 2017.

Evaluation Manual version 2.0/2.1-B

Evaluation Manual version 2.0/2.1-B is used for the assessment of application submitted in June 2017.

Evaluation Manual version 2.0/2.1-A

Evaluation Manual version 2.0/2.1-A is used for the assessment of application submitted from April to May 2017.

Evaluation Manual version 2.0

Evaluation Manual version 2.0 is used for the assessment of application submitted from October 2016 to March 2017.

Evaluation Manual version 1.0

For the assessment of application submitted before October 2016 Ctgb uses:

Version control

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Published

General introduction Active substance approval and
product authorisation under BPR
NL specific part NL Transitional
legislation part
Version number
July Webbased Version 3.9 Version 3.2 Version 3.5 Version 2024-2
March 2024 Webbased Version 3.8 Version 3.2 Version 3.4 Version 2024-1
December Webbased Version 3.7 Version 3.2 Version 3.3 Version 2023-3
February  Webbased Version 3.7 Version 3.2 Version 3.2 Version 2023-2
January 2023 Webbased Version 3.6 Version 3.2 Version 3.2 Version 2023-1
October Webbased Version 3.5 Version 3.2 Version 3.2 Version 2022-3
April 2022 Webbased Version 3.4 Version 3.2 Version 3.2 Version 2022-2
February 2022 Webbased Version 3.4 Version 3.2 Version 3.1 Version 2022-1
July 2021 Webbased Version 3.3 Version 3.2 Version 3.1 Version 2021-2
April 2021 Webbased Version 3.2 Version 3.2 Version 3.0 Version 2021-1
July 2020 Webbased Version 3.1 Version 3.2 Version 3.0 Version 2020-2
April 2020 Webbased Version 3.1 Version 3.2 Version 3.0 Version 2020-1
August 2019 Webbased Version 3.1 Version 3.2 Version 3.0 Version 2019-4
June 2019 Webbased Version 3.0 Version 3.2 Version 3.0 Version 2019-3
February 2019 Webbased Version 3.0 Version 3.1 Version 3.0 Version 2019-2
January 2019 Webbased Version 3.0 Version 3.0 Version 3.0 Version 2019-1
November 2018 Webbased Version 2.3 Version 2.1 Version 2.2 V.2.1/2.2/2.3/w
July 2018 Version2.5 Version 2.3 Version 2.1 Version 2.2 V.2.1/2.2/2.3/2.5
May 2018 Version 2.4 Version 2.3 Version 2.1 Version 2.2 V.2.1/2.2/2.3/2.4
January 2018 Version 2.3 Version 2.3 Version 2.1 Version 2.2 V.2.1/2.2/2.3
November 2017 Version 2.2 Version 2.2 Version 2.1 Version 2.2 V.2.1/2.2
July 2017 Version 2.1 Version 2.1 Version 2.1 Version 2.1 V.2.1
June 2017 Version 2.0 Version 2.1 Version 2.1 Version 2.1 V.2.0/2.1-B
April 2017 Version 2.0 Version 2.0 Version 2.1 Version 2.0 V,2.0/2.1-A
October 2016 Version 2.0 Version 2.0 Version 2.0 Version 2.0 V,2.0