Just for info. Contracting states are ONLY required to recognise your license to the equivalent of a Private License Standard only, under the Annexes of ICAO governing license standardisation, the SARPS.
Thereafter the licensing authority can do what ever they want as far as CPL and ATPL is concerned. It becomes a discretionary issue for the local authority.
And that is why! If you want it changed, get involved with ICAO, and watch how fast changes happen. NOT!
Regards, Bob the Hawke.