This CAA PDF came out about 6 months ago and this is the 2nd edition which came out a few weeks ago.
As always in aviation, there is somebody in some CAA or EASA trying to shaft you, so the name of the game is to run as many insurance policies as you can without spending a whole load of time+money.
So e.g. I run an FAA and CAA Class 1, both done at the same time by Frank Voeten for a very reasonable cost.
The FAA medical I need to be legal; the CAA one is pointless but locks in Demonstrated Ability privileges for ever, so if one day I go outside the Initial limits I can stay in the pipeline under DA. Cost = extra £25/year.
I also run a UK/JAA PPL. Cost = £70 every 5 years, plus a flight with a JAA-scene instructor every 2 years (cost=peanuts).
It is the
IR which has no concessions (you have 7 exams to do plus 15hrs), and CPL/IR or ATP pilots of business jets will have a very hard time (14 exams full of absolute bu**sh1t, plus ? flying).
Sadly, unless you hang out on pilot forums you will know nothing about this, which is exactly how I would like things to be if I was running EASA
That's why when somebody posts about this on the Bizjets forum, they get a load of "it cannot happen" replies.
There is likely to be a last-minute compromise but you won't see any early indication of that, for obvious political reasons.