EU law worksheet with answers

What is the time limit for bringing an action for annulment under Article 263 TFEU?

1. ATwo years
2. BTwo months
3. CTwo weeks
4. DSix months

Which treaty created the European Union and introduced EU citizenship?

1. AThe Treaty of Rome
2. BThe Single European Act
3. CThe Treaty of Amsterdam
4. DThe Maastricht Treaty

How many Commissioners are there in the European Commission?

1. AOne for every ten million EU inhabitants
2. BTwo from each of the larger member states and one from each of the smaller ones
3. COne from each member state, including the President and High Representative
4. DA number set each year by the European Parliament

In Brasserie du Pêcheur and Factortame III (1996), the Court held that state liability:

1. AOnly arises from failure to transpose a directive, not from other acts of the national legislature
2. BCan arise from acts of the national legislature, if the breach is sufficiently serious
3. CRequires proof that the state acted intentionally
4. DNever applies to acts of a national parliament

Article 34 TFEU prohibits:

1. ACartels between undertakings
2. BDiscrimination based on nationality in employment and the provision of services between member states
3. CQuantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect between member states
4. DState aid to companies

A member state grants a subsidy to a company without notifying the Commission. Under the state aid rules, the state:

1. AMust obtain approval from the European Parliament afterwards to legalise the aid
2. BBreached the standstill obligation and may be required to recover the aid
3. CHas acted lawfully if the subsidy was small in its view
4. DMust pay a fine to every competitor

Under the indirect effect principle (Von Colson, Marleasing), national courts must:

1. AIgnore national law that conflicts with any directive in private disputes
2. BInterpret national law as far as possible in conformity with directives
3. CApply directives only after the Commission approves
4. DRefer every case to the Court of Justice

In Egenberger (2018), the Court held that Article 21 of the Charter (non-discrimination):

1. AApplies only to EU institutions and never to private employers
2. BIs a mere principle that cannot be relied on in court
3. CIs sufficient in itself to confer a right that individuals can rely on in disputes between private parties
4. DRequires national implementing legislation or secondary EU law before it has any effect in private disputes