EU law worksheet with answers

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

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

Under Article 258 TFEU, infringement proceedings against a member state are normally started by:

1. AA national court
2. BAn individual citizen
3. CThe European Parliament
4. DThe European Commission

The Schengen area mainly concerns:

1. AThe abolition of checks on persons at internal borders
2. BThe common rules on competition between companies
3. CThe election of the European Parliament
4. DThe use of the euro as a single currency

According to Gebhard (1995), what mainly distinguishes establishment from the provision of services?

1. AEstablishment always requires forming a company
2. BEstablishment involves activity on a stable and continuous basis in the host state
3. CServices can only be provided by employees
4. DServices are provided only through a permanent office or branch in the host member state

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. BHas been in operation for more than five years
3. CInvolves companies with combined market shares over 50%
4. DIs notified to and approved by the Commission or the national competition authority in advance

What is the consequence under Article 101(2) TFEU of an agreement prohibited by Article 101(1) and not exempted?

1. AIt must be renegotiated within a year
2. BIt becomes a state aid
3. CIt is automatically void
4. DIt remains valid but cannot be enforced against consumers

Keck and Mithouard (1993) held that national rules on "selling arrangements" fall outside Article 34 TFEU if they:

1. AAre adopted by local authorities
2. BDiscriminate against imported products
3. CApply to all traders in the national territory and affect domestic and imported products equally in law and fact
4. DConcern the composition, labelling or packaging of products, even if they apply equally to all traders in the national territory

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. BAre free to adopt any measure until the deadline expires, even one directly contrary to the directive's aims
3. CMust refrain from adopting measures liable to seriously compromise the result the directive prescribes
4. DMust already apply the directive in full