Agreed, but as Mad_Jock stated it is the renewal process of the FAA IR that concerns EASA, there is no annual recurrent testing unless you are going for a type rating recurrent course, it is self certification.
I fly as a Captain on Citations N reg so renew the type every year but mine is on an ATP.
For a PPL IR It would be sensible to have an annual check ride and that is something that could be added to a more FAA (lLike) EASA iR.
I never indicated it should be a carbon copy
There is little difference in the flight training infact some reckon the FAA flight side is more difficult while the study side a lot easier and less time consuming
Pace