EU law worksheet with answers

The European Council consists of:

1. AThe ministers of the member states for each policy area, chaired by the rotating Council presidency
2. BThe judges of the Court of Justice and the General Court
3. CThe heads of state or government of the member states, its President and the Commission President
4. DThe Members of the European Parliament elected in each state

What is the role of an Advocate General at the Court of Justice?

1. ATo defend individuals who cannot afford a lawyer
2. BTo give an independent, reasoned opinion on cases before the Court decides
3. CTo prosecute member states that break EU law on behalf of the European Commission
4. DTo represent the EU institutions in court

Which EU court hears most direct actions brought by individuals and companies at first instance?

1. AThe Court of Justice
2. BThe General Court
3. CThe Court of Auditors
4. DThe European Court of Human Rights

Article 34 TFEU prohibits:

1. ADiscrimination based on nationality in employment and the provision of services between member states
2. BCartels between undertakings
3. CQuantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect between member states
4. DState aid to companies

A member state taxes imported whisky more heavily than a similar domestic spirit. Which provision is most directly breached?

1. AArticle 30 TFEU on customs duties and charges having equivalent effect
2. BArticle 101 TFEU on cartels
3. CArticle 45 TFEU on workers
4. DArticle 110 TFEU on discriminatory internal taxation

The Cassis de Dijon judgment introduced:

1. AState liability
2. BThe rule that indistinctly applicable measures can be justified only on the grounds listed exhaustively in Article 36 TFEU
3. CMutual recognition and mandatory requirements as justifications for indistinctly applicable measures
4. DEU citizenship

The Kadi judgment (2008) is significant because the CJEU held that:

1. AUN Security Council resolutions always prevail over EU fundamental rights under the UN Charter
2. BThe EU has no competence in foreign policy
3. CEU measures implementing UN Security Council resolutions must respect EU fundamental rights
4. DIndividuals can never challenge sanctions

In Dorsch Consult (1997), the Court listed factors for deciding whether a body is a "court or tribunal" that may refer under Article 267, including whether it:

1. AIs called a court in national law and hears appeals from the lower courts
2. BIs established by law, permanent, independent and applies rules of law
3. CHas judges who trained in EU law
4. DIs a court of last instance