It is a monopoly in disguise, make no mistake, the laws and regulations in this matter are influenced by union(s) who cannot imagine anyone from outside eating their cake. It is not about equality as the French heritage promotes (Egalite, Faternite, etc), it is about the French being angry that someone else succeeds where they have failed, and they (the French CAA backed by French unions), will do anything possible to ensure if they can't succeed, no one else should on their own territory.
Quite untrue if you look at how many planes EZY and RYR have based in France. EZY pilots have had french contracts now for quite some time and seem to be very happy with it. Very good pay, similar to BA LH and AF/KLM.
The french are not angry to see anyone else succeed , but they do expect it to be fair competition.
Anyway, the French "exception" is here to stay, same with speaking French on the radio in major airports like CDG... unions are too strong to change mentalities. But that is another subject.
Speaking french in CDG, unions??? Were you intoxicated while typing this?
I'm sure you remember french is an ICAO official language. Italian and dutch are not, and are frequently used in FCO and AMS...