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title: "21L.1 – 21L.2: General provisions (Annex Ib, Initial Airworthiness) — rule index · Avioverse"
description: "21L.1 – 21L.2, Regulation (EU) No 748/2012. Section A of this Annex (Part 21 Light) establishes the provisions governing the rights and obligations of…"
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# General provisions

Annex Ib · Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · 21L.1 – 21L.2

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1. ## [21L.1 Scope](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-ib/general/21l-1)

   Section A of this Annex (Part 21 Light) establishes the provisions governing the rights and obligations of the following persons having their principal…

2. ## [21L.2 Competent authority](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/initial-airworthiness/annex-ib/general/21l-2)

   For the purpose of this Annex, ‘competent authority’ shall be:

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