CHAPTER I: DEFINITIONS - GENERAL RULES FOR CREATION, USE AND CONTROL.

The technical standards with an impact on safety applicable to the development, design and operation of civil aerodromes and civil areas of aerodromes open to commercial air traffic for which the Ministry of Defence is the main assignee, the conditions under which exemptions to these standards may be granted and the procedures for approving the equipment necessary for safety are defined by order of the Minister responsible for civil aviation,…

No person may operate a civil aerodrome receiving commercial traffic unless he has obtained an airport safety certificate for this aerodrome from the Minister responsible for civil aviation. The Minister in charge of civil aviation may, by decree, set a traffic threshold below which possession of this certificate is not compulsory. The certificate is issued when the aerodrome operator has demonstrated that it has taken all the necessary measures to…