EU law worksheet with answers

The European Ombudsman investigates complaints about:

1. ACrimes committed by EU citizens
2. BHuman rights violations by member states
3. CBreaches of EU law by private companies
4. DMaladministration by EU institutions and bodies

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

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

The European Council consists of:

1. AThe heads of state or government of the member states, its President and the Commission President
2. BThe judges of the Court of Justice and the General Court
3. CThe Members of the European Parliament elected in each state
4. DThe ministers of the member states for each policy area, chaired by the rotating Council presidency

An agreement caught by Article 101(1) TFEU may be exempted under Article 101(3) if, among other conditions, it:

1. AIs notified to and approved by the Commission or the national competition authority in advance
2. BHas been in operation for more than five years
3. CInvolves companies with combined market shares over 50%
4. DImproves production or distribution and allows consumers a fair share of the benefit

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

1. AThe Commission and the Court of Justice
2. BNational parliaments and the Commission
3. CThe European Council and the Central Bank
4. DThe European Parliament and the Council

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

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

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

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

In AKZO (1991), the Court of Justice stated that a market share of 50% or more:

1. AIs required before any investigation of dominance
2. BIs irrelevant to the assessment of dominance
3. CIs automatically an abuse of a dominant position, without any further analysis being needed by the Commission
4. DCan in itself be evidence of a dominant position, in the absence of exceptional circumstances