Just going into bat here.
From the CAA FCL point of view they would appear very adamant that come April 8th 2015 the regulation will come into force. According to EU law it will be mandatory for any aircrew flying any aircraft who's operator is based within the EU to hold a Part-FCL licence as well as their "third-country" licence. At the moment there is no scope for this to budge, be delayed or altered in anyway. It is what it is.
you need to apply for a validation or conversion from the NAA of the country in which you reside. In the case of the UK you have to dance with the CAA.
Should you not be in possession of a validation issued your NAA, besides turning into a pumpkin you're also grounded if your operator is EU based on April 8th 2015.
Adding to the above, the guys and girls at Pilot Validation are starting to get busy again... If you want your validation issued in time, don't leave it too late in the hope there's changes.
Unless someone else has more update information or is in touch with someone 'in the know' that really is the outlook according to the CAA at this present moment in time.
Good luck to everyone who this affects.