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1.Easy

Where is the European Central Bank based?

  1. ABrussels
  2. BLuxembourg
  3. CFrankfurt am Main
  4. DParis
2.Easy

Which TFEU article provides for the free movement of workers?

  1. AArticle 34
  2. BArticle 101
  3. CArticle 157
  4. DArticle 45
3.Easy

Which treaty article contains the principle of sincere cooperation between the EU and member states?

  1. AArticle 50 TEU
  2. BArticle 4(3) TEU
  3. CArticle 34 TFEU
  4. DArticle 267 TFEU
4.Medium

Which of these can NOT be used to justify a restriction on imports under Article 36 TFEU?

  1. AProtection of industrial and commercial property
  2. BProtecting the national economy from competition
  3. CPublic morality
  4. DProtection of human health
5.Medium

What is the correct order of the stages of infringement proceedings under Article 258 TFEU?

  1. APreliminary reference, letter of formal notice, fine
  2. BLetter of formal notice, reasoned opinion, referral to the Court of Justice
  3. CReasoned opinion, letter of formal notice, then referral to the General Court
  4. DReferral to the Court, reasoned opinion, letter of formal notice
6.Medium

Which article of the TFEU prohibits anti-competitive agreements between undertakings?

  1. AArticle 102
  2. BArticle 101
  3. CArticle 107
  4. DArticle 45
7.Hard

In Åkerberg Fransson (2013), a Swedish fisherman faced tax penalties and criminal proceedings for VAT fraud. The Court held that the Charter applied because:

  1. ASweden had incorporated the Charter into its constitution
  2. BThe national measures fell within the scope of EU law on VAT and the EU's financial interests
  3. CThe Charter applies to every action of a member state, whether or not it involves EU law in any way
  4. DThe fisherman was an EU institution employee
8.Hard

In R v Bouchereau (1977), the Court held that a member state may expel an EU national on public policy grounds only if their conduct represents:

  1. AA genuine and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society
  2. BA burden on the host state's social assistance system or a risk that the person will become unemployed in future
  3. CAny criminal conviction in the host state
  4. DA breach of the host state's immigration rules

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Frankfurt am Main
  2. 2. D · Article 45
  3. 3. B · Article 4(3) TEU
  4. 4. B · Protecting the national economy from competition
  5. 5. B · Letter of formal notice, reasoned opinion, referral to the Court of Justice
  6. 6. B · Article 101
  7. 7. B · The national measures fell within the scope of EU law on VAT and the EU's financial interests
  8. 8. A · A genuine and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society

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