The latest gen on this at Aerofair was that the JAR certification is due to be announced any minute now!
With regards to the DME and Approximate Direction Finder issue (non needed in the States but insisted upon by those who like windup clocks over here) there are two rumours one is that they hope that EASA will take the enlightened view that these things should only be displayed in a museum rather than relied upon for flight navigational purposes, the other is that they are working on a remote unit which will be accessed through the MFD.
Either way they are great machines and whenever I took mates up in the Cirrus and let them have a go they were used to the sidestick by the time it was time to rotate on take-off.
Richard, does that mean you operate a few of these fine machines as well now? Don't tell me the answer is yes! Would have to book some more time in Naples asap then!
FD