EASA ruling regarding C0 marked, sub-250g drones and the EU 120m height restriction

So I’ve had an interesting discussion after today’s video where I talk about legacy and declassifying if you’re in Europe.
I’ve been told that if a UK owner that’s on the latest firmware goes to Europe, the 120m limit then gets imposed as you’d expect, but, apparently, it will stay when the user returns to the UK. Now, this is an insane scenario if true, but supposedly is what EASA have stipulated to DJI, on the basis that the 120m limit should not be able to be bypassed in any way (even tho DroneHacks will almost certainly have resolved thi already).
So, we want to hear from someone in Europe who’s on the latest firmware and see what happens when they fire it up here. Or, even better, if anyone is nipping over the channel when the weather calms down, does the Mini 4 limit it to 120m when over there, and crucially, does it revert when it’s back on UK soil?

I haven’t got a trip planned yet, and if I did, I’d probably want to test this on the more basic Mini 3 rather than the Mini 4 Pro.
I still can’t get my head around a scenario where your drone gets limited just for visiting another country…

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