License entries for initial language endorsements shall be made exclusively by Austro Control's Licensing Department; Any other entries are not valid.
Extensions of the validity of the language proficiency (at the same level) can, in addition to the possibility of entry by the authority, also be made by means of a manual entry on the back of the license by language proficiency examiners (LPE), if they also hold an examiner authorization (e.g. FE, CRE, TRE, SFE).
Recommendation: Since the manual entry for the extension of the language proficiency is not implemented in the same way in all EASA member states and it can lead to irritations during a ramp check, we recommend pilots of international air traffic to have the extension carried out by the authority.