Mr MartinCh,
FYI , the name of the French CAA is DGAC , that stands for Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile ...
DGCA is the name of an ex-British colony CAA...
UK CAA not the best one to speak with ...
MLHeliwrench , send me a PM , i will give you the right contact in France and FYI , everything about licensing in France is free , out of charge ...
The French mind is not to make money on the back of workers , compared to some others europeans countries , mostly the one whom money is not the euro ...
Rgds.