EU law worksheet with answers

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

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

Under Article 288 TFEU, recommendations and opinions:

1. ABecome binding after five years
2. BAre binding on all member states
3. CBind only the Commission
4. DHave no binding force

The principle of conferral (Article 5(2) TEU) means that:

1. AThe EU acts only within the competences the member states have given it in the Treaties
2. BPowers not used by the EU pass to the Commission
3. CThe EU may act in any area where it considers action useful to achieve the Treaties' objectives
4. DMember states must obtain EU consent for all national laws

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

1. AImpose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
2. BAnnul the conflicting national law itself
3. CExpel the state from the EU
4. DSuspend the state's voting rights in the Council

Which of these can NOT be used to justify a restriction on imports under Article 36 TFEU?

1. APublic morality
2. BProtection of industrial and commercial property
3. CProtection of human health
4. DProtecting the national economy from competition

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

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

In Grzelczyk (2001), a French student in Belgium was refused a minimum subsistence allowance. The Court held:

1. AThe allowance was outside EU law entirely
2. BOnly workers may claim social benefits in a host state
3. CStudents have no rights under EU law in a host state
4. DUnion citizenship is destined to be the fundamental status of nationals, so he could not be refused it on grounds of nationality

The "Melloni" judgment held that a member state may NOT:

1. AApply a higher national standard of fundamental rights where it would undermine the primacy, unity and effectiveness of EU law in a fully harmonised area
2. BEver protect fundamental rights more than the EU
3. CRefer questions to the Court of Justice
4. DExecute any European Arrest Warrant