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Thu 10 Oct 2007Ryanair rejects Marseille staff rulingRyanair is taking the French government to the European Court of Justice to challenge a ruling that seeks to deny pilots flying from its base in Marseille from operating under Irish contracts.Under a decree introduced in 2006, Ryanair's pilots and cabin crew operating international routes to and from France are to be subject to local labour law.