Well, how can I say this ?
The JAA head-quarters will close on the 31st of December 2006. For ever.
Sooo... I guess we're not talking about JAR, but EASA regulations (a.k.a. "parts"). The big difference is that JAR were merely recommended practices while EASA Parts are EU laws. There's no way you can fool around this time and try to bypass the initial requirement.
You can say what you want, but the EASA is quite an improvement compared to JAA. At least this time they take the time to listen to the industry and fix what's wrong in the regs. Okay, it's not as efficient and "user-friendly" as the FAA yet, but we'll get there... eventually.