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1.Easy

Where is the European Central Bank based?

  1. AFrankfurt am Main
  2. BParis
  3. CBrussels
  4. DLuxembourg
2.Easy

Which TFEU article provides for the free movement of workers?

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

Which of these is an exclusive competence of the EU under Article 3 TFEU?

  1. AThe common commercial policy
  2. BHealth care organisation
  3. CTourism
  4. DEducation and culture
4.Medium

In Levin (1982), the Court held that a part-time worker is protected by Article 45 if the work is:

  1. AEffective and genuine, and not purely marginal and ancillary
  2. BPaid enough to live without social benefits
  3. CDone for the main purpose of obtaining residence
  4. DAt least 30 hours per week
5.Medium

An agreement caught by Article 101(1) TFEU may be exempted under Article 101(3) if, among other conditions, it:

  1. AImproves production or distribution and allows consumers a fair share of the benefit
  2. BIs notified to and approved by the Commission or the national competition authority in advance
  3. CHas been in operation for more than five years
  4. DInvolves companies with combined market shares over 50%
6.Medium

If a member state does not comply with a Court judgment finding an infringement, under Article 260(2) TFEU the Court can:

  1. ASuspend the state's voting rights in the Council
  2. BAnnul the conflicting national law itself
  3. CExpel the state from the EU
  4. DImpose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
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. AThe Charter applies to every action of a member state, whether or not it involves EU law in any way
  2. BThe fisherman was an EU institution employee
  3. CSweden had incorporated the Charter into its constitution
  4. DThe national measures fell within the scope of EU law on VAT and the EU's financial interests
8.Hard

In Inter-Environnement Wallonie (1997), the Court held that during the transposition period of a directive, member states:

  1. AMay ask the Commission to extend the deadline indefinitely
  2. BMust refrain from adopting measures liable to seriously compromise the result the directive prescribes
  3. CAre free to adopt any measure until the deadline expires, even one directly contrary to the directive's aims
  4. DMust already apply the directive in full

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Frankfurt am Main
  2. 2. A · Article 45
  3. 3. A · The common commercial policy
  4. 4. A · Effective and genuine, and not purely marginal and ancillary
  5. 5. A · Improves production or distribution and allows consumers a fair share of the benefit
  6. 6. D · Impose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
  7. 7. D · The national measures fell within the scope of EU law on VAT and the EU's financial interests
  8. 8. B · Must refrain from adopting measures liable to seriously compromise the result the directive prescribes

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