EU law worksheet with answers

Under Article 288 TFEU, recommendations and opinions:

1. AAre binding on all member states
2. BBind only the Commission
3. CHave no binding force
4. DBecome binding after five years

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

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

Under Article 20 TFEU, who is a citizen of the European Union?

1. AEvery person born on EU territory
2. BEvery person holding the nationality of a member state
3. CEvery person living legally in the EU for five years
4. DEvery person who works in an EU member state

If a member state does not comply with a Court judgment finding an infringement, under Article 260(2) TFEU the Court can:

1. AAnnul the conflicting national law itself
2. BImpose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
3. CSuspend the state's voting rights in the Council
4. DExpel the state from the EU

In Levin (1982), the Court held that a part-time worker is protected by Article 45 if the work is:

1. APaid enough to live without social benefits
2. BEffective and genuine, and not purely marginal and ancillary
3. CAt least 30 hours per week
4. DDone for the main purpose of obtaining residence

What is the consequence under Article 101(2) TFEU of an agreement prohibited by Article 101(1) and not exempted?

1. AIt must be renegotiated within a year
2. BIt is automatically void
3. CIt becomes a state aid
4. DIt remains valid but cannot be enforced against consumers

In Baumbast (2002), a German national in the UK lacked sickness insurance covering emergency treatment. The Court held that:

1. AOnly EU institutions can enforce citizenship rights
2. BResidence rights depend entirely on national immigration law once a person has stopped working in the host member state
3. CHe had no right to reside because he was no longer working
4. DArticle 21 TFEU gives a directly effective right of residence, and limits on it must be applied proportionately

In Rottmann (2010), Germany withdrew a naturalisation obtained by deception, leaving the person stateless. The Court held:

1. ANationality is purely national, so EU law is irrelevant
2. BThe withdrawal fell within the scope of EU law and had to respect the principle of proportionality
3. CMember states can never withdraw nationality once granted if doing so would make the person stateless
4. DThe person automatically regained his previous nationality