From LASORS:-
An applicant for a JAR-FCL PPL(A) shall have completed
at least
45 hours flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes or
TMGs as appropriate. This must include the training
requirements specified below. A maximum of
45 hours may have been completed in a Basic
Instrument Training Device (BITD - see App 1 to JAR-FCL
1.125), Flight & Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT) or
a Flight Simulator. A FNPT or Flight Simulator used for this
purpose must be device qualified and user approved.