EU law worksheet with answers

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

1. AAn individual citizen
2. BThe European Parliament
3. CThe European Commission
4. DA national court

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

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

Which pair of treaties forms the basis of the EU after the Lisbon Treaty?

1. AThe Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Paris
2. BThe Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the European Convention on Human Rights
3. CThe Schengen Agreement and the Maastricht Treaty
4. DThe Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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

1. APublic morality
2. BProtection of industrial and commercial property
3. CProtecting the national economy from competition
4. DProtection of human health

Costa v ENEL (1964) established:

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

In Foto-Frost (1987), the Court held that national courts:

1. ACan freely declare EU acts invalid
2. BCannot declare an EU act invalid themselves and must refer the question
3. CCannot refer validity questions to the Court of Justice
4. DMust apply EU acts even if the Court of Justice has already declared them invalid

In Mangold (2005) and Kücükdeveci (2010), the Court allowed an individual to rely on EU law against a private employer because:

1. AThe prohibition of age discrimination is a general principle of EU law, given expression in a directive
2. BThe national law had been annulled by the Commission
3. CThe employer was an emanation of the state
4. DThe directive on equal treatment in employment had horizontal direct effect in itself after the transposition deadline

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