EU law worksheet with answers

How many Commissioners are there in the European Commission?

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

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

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

The principle of conferral (Article 5(2) TEU) means that:

1. AThe EU may act in any area where it considers action useful to achieve the Treaties' objectives
2. BMember states must obtain EU consent for all national laws
3. CThe EU acts only within the competences the member states have given it in the Treaties
4. DPowers not used by the EU pass to the Commission

In Dillenkofer (1996), the Court held that a complete failure to transpose a directive on time is:

1. AExcused if the state was busy with elections
2. BNever a ground for state liability
3. CIn itself a sufficiently serious breach for state liability
4. DSerious only if the Commission has first warned the state in a reasoned opinion

In United Brands (1978), the Court defined a dominant position as:

1. AAny market share above 25% in a member state
2. BHolding a market share of more than 40% in a substantial part of the internal market, whatever the competitors' strength
3. CA position of economic strength enabling an undertaking to prevent effective competition and act independently
4. DBeing the oldest company in a market

In Ratti (1979), the Court held that an individual could NOT rely on a directive against the state:

1. ABefore the transposition deadline had expired
2. BIf the member state had failed to transpose it
3. CAfter the transposition deadline had expired
4. DIf the directive was clear and unconditional

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. ASweden had incorporated the Charter into its constitution
2. BThe fisherman was an EU institution employee
3. CThe Charter applies to every action of a member state, whether or not it involves EU law in any way
4. DThe national measures fell within the scope of EU law on VAT and the EU's financial interests

In Plaumann (1963), a clementine importer challenged a Commission decision addressed to Germany. The Court held that a non-addressee is individually concerned only if:

1. AThey have written to the Commission before the act
2. BThe act affects them because of attributes or circumstances that distinguish them from all other persons
3. CThey suffer a financial loss from the act
4. DThey belong to the economic sector affected and carry on the commercial activity that the act regulates, like any other importer