Quote from captains_log:
"Wait a minute i read here...not long ago, as long as the flaperon cannot be proved without doubt it belongs to MH370 then it stays with investigators in France?"
Yes, and I think most of us would be happier for it to stay in France for further examination than the alternative.
Quote from mm43:
"Let's be a little more positive and accept that a flaperon has been found, and at this time concede that there is possibly some doubt as to its origin, but proceed positively."
Yes, and no doubt the experts from various countries and organisations have been working on that basis. My guess is that it would be difficult to obtain a matching flaperon in serviceable condition and then expose it to forces successfully simulating a detachment either in flight or on an aircraft's impact with the sea, followed by over a year in the Indian Ocean. Sooner or later, expert examination would uncover anomalies. Fortunately, the two objectives of examination may not be mutually conflicting?