xabi200,
I don't wish to sound anti French (that I'm not), but I was at FCL the other day and overheard a conversation that went along the following lines:
"A type rating issued in the UK is valid in any JAR member states except France. A French issued rating is valid everywhere."
Actualy there was a lot more that I overheard, but I'm keeping that to myself. It was a facinating half an hour.
Hmmm.
PS