In Germany only certificates from other European countries are recognised one to one... for a conversion of an american certificate you must pass a German air law exam, plus fly a 300km flight with an instructor, landing at least 2 fields, plus you must have a flight into a aerodrome in controlled airspace....and a few other things.... we don't have FCL yet, hopefully we never will as it'll make flying schools and instructors an indangered species.....
as long as the new FCL regulations are still hanging over our heads, the German regulators are not changing our old, out-of-date rules...
wait and see what the future brings......
keep flying!
WestWind1950