EU law worksheet with answers

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

1. AThe European Commission
2. BAn individual citizen
3. CA national court
4. DThe European Parliament

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. BPowers not used by the EU pass to the Commission
3. CThe EU acts only within the competences the member states have given it in the Treaties
4. DMember states must obtain EU consent for all national laws

Which TFEU article prohibits restrictions on the freedom to provide services across borders?

1. AArticle 49
2. BArticle 30
3. CArticle 102
4. DArticle 56

Which article of the TFEU prohibits anti-competitive agreements between undertakings?

1. AArticle 45
2. BArticle 102
3. CArticle 101
4. DArticle 107

According to the Dassonville formula, a measure having equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction is:

1. AOnly a rule that openly discriminates against imported goods in favour of domestic products of the same kind
2. BAny tax on goods coming from another member state
3. COnly a rule that fixes a numerical limit on imports
4. DAny trading rule capable of hindering, directly or indirectly, actually or potentially, intra-EU trade

Which of these can NOT be used to justify a restriction on imports under Article 36 TFEU?

1. AProtecting the national economy from competition
2. BProtection of human health
3. CProtection of industrial and commercial property
4. DPublic morality

Under Article 263 TFEU, a private applicant may challenge a regulatory act that does not need implementing measures if it is:

1. AAdopted unanimously
2. BOf interest to them in any way
3. CPublished in a national newspaper
4. DOf direct concern to them

In the Factortame litigation, the CJEU held that national courts must:

1. ARefer the case to the European Court of Human Rights
2. BWait for Parliament to amend the statute first
3. CBe able to grant interim relief setting aside a national rule that may breach EU law
4. DApply national statutes until the national parliament itself repeals any rule that conflicts with EU law