AFPThe trio join the top 15 teams on the tour but the UCI said that they had rejected Europcar's application.
Geox-TMC, currently fighting to stay in existence, also miss out after they withdrew from the running.
Europcar team manager Bernaudeau remained philosophical about the set-back.
"We've just finished a great season but we are victims of a points system," he said. "There is a global hierarchy, and we must respect it."
Of the top teams, two more, RadioShack and GreenEdge, have yet to have their applications confirmed and the UCI is still waiting on further documentation before rubber-stamping their entry onto the tour.
Katusha and Lotto-Belisol were granted a three-year license by the UCI, FDJ and Omega Pharma-QuickStep got a two-year deal and Saxo Bank one.
Doubts over Vacansoleil-DCM's participation in next year's tour were banished when they were included in the top 15, having been left out of the initial list issued at the beginning of the month.
2012 World Tour teams
AG2R La Mondiale
Astana Pro Team
BMC Racing Team
FDJ
Euskaltel – Euskadi
Garmin – Cervélo
Katusha Team
Lampre - ISD
Liquigas – Cannondale
Lotto Cycling Project
Movistar Team
Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
Rabobank
Saxo Bank Sungard
Sky Procycling
Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team
Pending:
GreenEdge Cycling Team
RadioShack – Nissan
