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Independent authority
The Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides – the Ctgb – is a rate-controlled independent authority (ZBO in Dutch). Our independent position is enshrined in law: the Plant Protection Products and Biocidal Products Act and the Framework Act Semi-autonomous Agencies. The Ctgb secretariat assesses the applications for authorisation on which the Board decides on the authorisation of a product without direct political influence on individual decisions.
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Rob van Lint, chair Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb) 
Office Ctgb
Facts and figures
Facts and figures Annual Report 2023:
- Number of staff: 153 fte
- Budget: €21 million
- Authorised plant protection products in the Netherlands: 1,058 (based on 266 active substances)
- Authorised biocidal products in the Netherlands: 1,826 (based on 164 active substances)
All Dutch authorised plant protection products and biocidal product (included decisions and assessment reports) are published in our Pesticides database. See also our Annual Report.