the Basic Regulation does not provide the scope for introducing or retaining such national licences, ratings, or certificates.
Unless they are FRENCH! Article 4 of Part FCL
7. A Member State may authorise a student pilot to exercise limited privileges without supervision before he/she meets all the requirements necessary for the issuance of an LAPL under the following conditions:
(a) the privileges shall be limited to its national territory or a part of it;
(b) the privileges shall be restricted to a limited geographical area and to single-engine piston aeroplanes with a maximum take-off mass not exceeding 2 000 kg, and shall not include the carriage of passengers;
The Brevet de Base by any other name!