EU law worksheet with answers

Which TFEU article guarantees the freedom of establishment?

1. AArticle 45
2. BArticle 49
3. CArticle 110
4. DArticle 63

Under the Lisbon rules, a qualified majority in the Council normally requires:

1. AAll member states except one
2. BTwo-thirds of member states and half of the population
3. CA simple majority of member states, provided they represent at least half of the EU population
4. DAt least 55% of member states representing at least 65% of the EU population

Which EU institution proposes most new EU legislation?

1. AThe Court of Justice
2. BThe European Central Bank
3. CThe European Parliament
4. DThe European Commission

The preliminary reference procedure under Article 267 TFEU allows:

1. AThe Parliament to dismiss judges
2. BIndividuals to bring actions against member states directly before the Court of Justice in Luxembourg
3. CThe Commission to fine member states
4. DNational courts to ask the CJEU questions on the interpretation or validity of EU law

In Foster v British Gas (1990), the Court held that a directive can be relied on against a body that is:

1. AMade responsible by the state for a public service under its control, with special powers
2. BOwned by private shareholders but regulated by law
3. CAny large company with more than 500 employees
4. DAny private body that receives a public contract from the state, whatever its powers or functions

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

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

In Centros (1999), a Danish couple registered a company in the UK to avoid Danish minimum capital rules and sought to open a branch in Denmark. The Court held:

1. ACompanies have no right of establishment under EU law
2. BDenmark could refuse because the company was set up to avoid Danish law
3. CThe UK was required to dissolve the company
4. DRefusing to register the branch breached the freedom of establishment

The CILFIT criteria describe when a court of last instance does NOT have to make a preliminary reference, for example when:

1. AThe parties prefer not to refer
2. BThe case is urgent for the government
3. CThe correct interpretation is so obvious as to leave no scope for reasonable doubt (acte clair)
4. DThe question is politically sensitive and the government has formally asked the court not to refer it