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1.Easy

The free movement of capital under Article 63 TFEU applies to movements:

  1. AOnly to transfers made by governments
  2. BBetween member states and also between member states and third countries
  3. COnly between member states, and with third countries only by special agreement
  4. DOnly between member states of the euro area
2.Easy

Where is the European Central Bank based?

  1. AFrankfurt am Main
  2. BBrussels
  3. CParis
  4. DLuxembourg
3.Easy

Members of the European Parliament are:

  1. AElected by national parliaments only
  2. BChosen by the Commission
  3. CDirectly elected by citizens of the member states
  4. DAppointed by national governments
4.Medium

Directives generally do NOT have:

  1. AVertical direct effect against the state
  2. BHorizontal direct effect between private parties
  3. CAny legal effect at all
  4. DBinding force after the transposition deadline
5.Medium

Under Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Charter binds member states:

  1. AOnly when they are implementing EU law
  2. BOnly when their constitution allows it
  3. CIn all their activities, including purely national matters
  4. DNever, as it binds only the EU institutions
6.Medium

Costa v ENEL (1964) established:

  1. AThe supremacy (primacy) of EU law over national law
  2. BThe principle of subsidiarity
  3. CThe direct effect of regulations
  4. DState liability for breaches of EU law
7.Hard

In Opinion 2/13 (2014), the Court of Justice held that the draft agreement on EU accession to the ECHR:

  1. AWas unnecessary because the EU had already acceded
  2. BWas compatible with the Treaties, provided the Council approved it unanimously after consulting Parliament
  3. CWas incompatible with the Treaties, in part because it threatened the autonomy of EU law
  4. DCould only be ratified by a referendum in each state
8.Hard

In CIA Security (1996), Belgian technical rules not notified to the Commission as required by a directive were held to be:

  1. AValid, because directives do not have horizontal direct effect
  2. BValid until the Commission brings infringement proceedings
  3. CInapplicable, even in a dispute between private competitors
  4. DVoid only in disputes against the Belgian state

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Between member states and also between member states and third countries
  2. 2. A · Frankfurt am Main
  3. 3. C · Directly elected by citizens of the member states
  4. 4. B · Horizontal direct effect between private parties
  5. 5. A · Only when they are implementing EU law
  6. 6. A · The supremacy (primacy) of EU law over national law
  7. 7. C · Was incompatible with the Treaties, in part because it threatened the autonomy of EU law
  8. 8. C · Inapplicable, even in a dispute between private competitors

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