A quick troll through the net seems to imply special minima for authorised crews, companies and aircraft, as for Salzburg and Chambery.
I've only done Salzburg and to use the lower minima you had to be sim checked.
With training costs and sim time now being at a premium, large companies would find it prohibitive to keep all their crews current. Smaller or more local operators would probably find it much more cost effective to keep a cadre of crews fully checked.