I have the same problem and checked here in the US. The hours count, but unfortunately you'll have to do a skills test. And whatever school you go through, they will obviously insist on you doing some flying with their instructors. I even thought of doing it directly with a JAA examiner here in the US in my own twin, but couldn't find out if the plane needed to be able to fully shut an engine down, or if zero thrust was sufficient (my plane does not unfeather easily in the air). In the end I thought - why bother spending thousands of dollars on bureaucracy?