EU law worksheet with answers

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

The free movement of capital under Article 63 TFEU applies to movements:

1. ABetween member states and also between member states and third countries
2. BOnly between member states of the euro area
3. COnly to transfers made by governments
4. DOnly between member states, and with third countries only by special agreement

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

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

Internationale Handelsgesellschaft (1970) held that the validity of a Community measure:

1. ARequires approval by a national referendum
2. BCannot be affected by claims that it breaches national constitutional rights
3. CDepends on its compatibility with the fundamental rights in each national constitution
4. DCan be reviewed by any national court that doubts it

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

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

Under Directive 2004/38, an EU citizen may reside in another member state for up to three months:

1. AWith only a valid identity card or passport and no other conditions
2. BOnly if they register with the police on arrival
3. COnly if they have a job offer in that state
4. DOnly if they prove sufficient resources and comprehensive sickness insurance

The Kadi judgment (2008) is significant because the CJEU held that:

1. AEU measures implementing UN Security Council resolutions must respect EU fundamental rights
2. BUN Security Council resolutions always prevail over EU fundamental rights under the UN Charter
3. CIndividuals can never challenge sanctions
4. DThe EU has no competence in foreign policy

In R v Henn and Darby (1979), a UK ban on importing pornographic material was held to be:

1. AA customs duty contrary to Article 30
2. BOutside Article 34 because it concerned only books
3. CUnjustified because the UK allowed some domestic pornography
4. DJustified on grounds of public morality under Article 36