and wanted to make sure I had written statement to ensure I'd fly legally.
They will never give you such a statement, anymore than you would expect a a Police Station to give you a letter to say you were legal to drive a lawn mower! The rules are there plain to see, Article 26 and 62(4) is easy enough for a pilot to understand but if you need a legal interpretation then you must go to a lawyer. Why would you expect a clerk whose job is to process licence applications to understand the law any better than you do?