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1.Easy

Where is the Court of Justice of the European Union based?

  1. AStrasbourg
  2. BThe Hague
  3. CLuxembourg
  4. DBrussels
2.Easy

Which body adopts the EU's annual budget together with the Council?

  1. AThe European Parliament
  2. BThe Court of Auditors
  3. CThe European Council
  4. DThe European Central Bank
3.Easy

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
4.Medium

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

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

Environmental policy is an example of which type of EU competence?

  1. ANo EU competence at all
  2. BSupporting competence
  3. CExclusive competence
  4. DShared competence
6.Medium

In Commission v Ireland ("Buy Irish", 1982), a campaign promoting Irish products breached Article 34 because:

  1. AIt set quotas on goods from other member states
  2. BIt was run by private companies without state involvement
  3. CIt was a state-supported measure capable of influencing traders to prefer domestic goods
  4. DIt imposed a charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty on goods imported from other member states
7.Hard

In Säger v Dennemeyer (1991), the Court held that Article 56 TFEU requires the abolition of:

  1. AOnly rules adopted after the provider has arrived
  2. BAny restriction, even if non-discriminatory, liable to prohibit or impede the services of a provider from another member state
  3. CAll national licensing requirements, without exception, even where they protect service recipients and are applied proportionately
  4. DOnly rules that openly discriminate on grounds of nationality
8.Hard

In Inter-Environnement Wallonie (1997), the Court held that during the transposition period of a directive, member states:

  1. AMust refrain from adopting measures liable to seriously compromise the result the directive prescribes
  2. BMay ask the Commission to extend the deadline indefinitely
  3. CMust already apply the directive in full
  4. DAre free to adopt any measure until the deadline expires, even one directly contrary to the directive's aims

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Luxembourg
  2. 2. A · The European Parliament
  3. 3. B · Article 56
  4. 4. A · Improves production or distribution and allows consumers a fair share of the benefit
  5. 5. D · Shared competence
  6. 6. C · It was a state-supported measure capable of influencing traders to prefer domestic goods
  7. 7. B · Any restriction, even if non-discriminatory, liable to prohibit or impede the services of a provider from another member state
  8. 8. A · Must refrain from adopting measures liable to seriously compromise the result the directive prescribes

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