Indeed, Sled, that is good and sensible advice and may be codified by authorities that adopt PANS-OPS. Australia for example, whose AIP refers more than once to the circling area for the category of aircraft or a higher category where the limitations of the higher category are complied with. However, inasmuch as JPAirbus was not asking for advice but was asking what EASA documents had to say on this topic, I have to conclude they did not also make this eminently reasonable clarification.