Meow, elsewhere you mentioned being located outside the EU. Were you to hold a third-country licence with valid ratings, you could take advantage of the provisions in FCL.625(e) and FCL.740(b), ult subpara, to renew expired EASA ratings simply by following the revalidation actions rather than the renewal actions. In other words, there would be no requirement to attend an EASA ATO for an evaluation and refresher training, if any, prior to attempting the proficiency checks.