It sounds to me as if this has only been the case since the issue of this document, and so should only be applicable to licences issued after the document as issued as cutting the licence was common practice and never a problem given the format it was issued in.
It is clear that this runs counter to any common sense when you look at the plastic book that is issued to keep the licence in.
Still it is plane stupid of me to expect any form of logic or common sence when EASA is involved.
Any how thank you 1965 for finding the referance document.
Last edited by A and C; 30th Dec 2012 at 23:49.