bookworm, Sivel gave the assurance at the Kingsway meeting in front of industry and the CAA.
Although the FCL.008 ToRs were poorly drafted, EASA's political assurance was later repeated to the European Parliament. The fact that they subsequently failed to ensure that FCL.008 needed to respect this assurance is wholly theirs.
The NPA, when it finally emerges, will be assessed against AOPA's declared policy.