I was unaware of this until an airline asked me to pass these tests at their own cost and they sent me to an english school to pass a computerized & oral tests.
this is serious, guys, if you don't comply with these requirement in less 4 months, they can take your license away until you satisfy with level 4 ICAO.
it is your business to comply with new regulation, the CAA won't run after thousand of pilots for this.
For british pilots, I don't see any problems as they may give you a level7 for life , but what about french pilots having a CAA UK license?
these tests have to be evaluated in a language school or in a center recognized by the CAA, it means high failure rate=more money for them!
I estimate the pass rate at 30% only in Europe.