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1.Easy

Which article of the TEU allows a member state to leave the EU?

  1. AArticle 267
  2. BArticle 7
  3. CArticle 48
  4. DArticle 50
2.Easy

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU has the same legal value as the Treaties since:

  1. AThe Treaty of Rome (1957)
  2. BThe Maastricht Treaty (1993)
  3. CThe Brexit agreement (2020)
  4. DThe Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
3.Easy

Regulations, directives and decisions adopted by the EU institutions are known as:

  1. APrimary law
  2. BCustomary law
  3. CSoft law
  4. DSecondary law
4.Medium

In Foto-Frost (1987), the Court held that national courts:

  1. ACannot declare an EU act invalid themselves and must refer the question
  2. BCannot refer validity questions to the Court of Justice
  3. CMust apply EU acts even if the Court of Justice has already declared them invalid
  4. DCan freely declare EU acts invalid
5.Medium

The preliminary reference procedure under Article 267 TFEU allows:

  1. AThe Commission to fine member states
  2. BIndividuals to bring actions against member states directly before the Court of Justice in Luxembourg
  3. CNational courts to ask the CJEU questions on the interpretation or validity of EU law
  4. DThe Parliament to dismiss judges
6.Medium

The ordinary legislative procedure gives equal law-making roles to:

  1. AThe European Council and the Central Bank
  2. BThe Commission and the Court of Justice
  3. CNational parliaments and the Commission
  4. DThe European Parliament and the Council
7.Hard

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

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Article 50
  2. 2. D · The Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
  3. 3. D · Secondary law
  4. 4. A · Cannot declare an EU act invalid themselves and must refer the question
  5. 5. C · National courts to ask the CJEU questions on the interpretation or validity of EU law
  6. 6. D · The European Parliament and the Council
  7. 7. A · Is established by law, permanent, independent and applies rules of law
  8. 8. A · Apply to all traders in the national territory and affect domestic and imported products equally in law and fact

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