List of Authorised Substances in the Netherlands Pesticides Database

The Pesticides database contains registers of all plant protection and biocidal products authorised for use in the Netherlands. The data is compiled and maintained by the independent Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb). The registers are available for consultation online and are also provided as a single downloadable file.

Use Cases

• Verify product compliance for market entry based on the list of authorised substances.
• Analyze trends in biocidal product approvals based on the official register.
• Cross-reference active ingredients in plant protection products based on the authoritative database.

Strengths

• Data originates from the official, independent regulatory body (Ctgb) for the Netherlands.
• The dataset is provided under a permissive CC0-1.0 public domain license.
• The full register is available in a single consolidated file for download.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and last update date are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb), Netherlands.

Collection Method

Compiled from official authorisation registers.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Netherlands