In UK:
Lasors 2008
Page 268
F4.4 RENEWAL OF TYPE RATINGS (AEROPLANES)
In Spain:
JAR-FCL 1.245
Article f)
But the "fabulous" Spanish DGAC says that you have to renew an expired type rating within the following 18 months from the expiration date, leaving all the spanish pilots in a clear disadvantage situation with the rest of the JAR pilots