EU law worksheet with answers

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

1. AThe European Commission
2. BA national court
3. CThe European Parliament
4. DAn individual citizen

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

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

What is the role of an Advocate General at the Court of Justice?

1. ATo give an independent, reasoned opinion on cases before the Court decides
2. BTo prosecute member states that break EU law on behalf of the European Commission
3. CTo represent the EU institutions in court
4. DTo defend individuals who cannot afford a lawyer

In United Brands (1978), the Court defined a dominant position as:

1. AAny market share above 25% in a member state
2. BBeing the oldest company in a market
3. CA position of economic strength enabling an undertaking to prevent effective competition and act independently
4. DHolding a market share of more than 40% in a substantial part of the internal market, whatever the competitors' strength

Van Gend en Loos (1963) established that:

1. ADirectives have horizontal direct effect
2. BTreaty provisions can have direct effect and create rights for individuals in national courts
3. CTreaty provisions bind only the member states and never create rights for individuals before national courts
4. DMember states can leave the EU at will

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

1. ADone for the main purpose of obtaining residence
2. BAt least 30 hours per week
3. CPaid enough to live without social benefits
4. DEffective and genuine, and not purely marginal and ancillary

In Faccini Dori (1994), a consumer tried to rely on an untransposed consumer directive against a private company. The Court held that:

1. ADirectives cannot of themselves impose obligations on individuals, so she could not rely on it
2. BThe directive had horizontal direct effect, because consumers are the weaker contracting parties
3. CThe company was an emanation of the state
4. DThe directive was invalid because it had not been transposed

In Dorsch Consult (1997), the Court listed factors for deciding whether a body is a "court or tribunal" that may refer under Article 267, including whether it:

1. AIs established by law, permanent, independent and applies rules of law
2. BHas judges who trained in EU law
3. CIs called a court in national law and hears appeals from the lower courts
4. DIs a court of last instance