EU law worksheet with answers

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

1. ABrussels
2. BLuxembourg
3. CStrasbourg
4. DThe Hague

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 represent the EU institutions in court
3. CTo defend individuals who cannot afford a lawyer
4. DTo prosecute member states that break EU law on behalf of the European Commission

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

The principle of subsidiarity means the EU should act in areas outside its exclusive competence only if:

1. AEvery member state requests it
2. BThe objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by member states and can be better achieved at EU level
3. CThe European Parliament and the Council agree that EU action would be quicker and cheaper than national action
4. DThe Commission considers it popular

A member state taxes imported whisky more heavily than a similar domestic spirit. Which provision is most directly breached?

1. AArticle 45 TFEU on workers
2. BArticle 110 TFEU on discriminatory internal taxation
3. CArticle 101 TFEU on cartels
4. DArticle 30 TFEU on customs duties and charges having equivalent effect

In Van Binsbergen (1974), a Dutch rule requiring legal representatives to reside in the Netherlands was examined. The Court held that:

1. AThe freedom to provide services is directly effective and residence requirements need justification
2. BMember states may always require residence for professionals involved in the administration of justice
3. COnly regulations can create rights for service providers
4. DLegal services are outside the scope of the Treaty

Keck and Mithouard (1993) held that national rules on "selling arrangements" fall outside Article 34 TFEU if they:

1. ADiscriminate against imported products
2. BApply to all traders in the national territory and affect domestic and imported products equally in law and fact
3. CConcern the composition, labelling or packaging of products, even if they apply equally to all traders in the national territory
4. DAre adopted by local authorities

In Höfner and Elser (1991), a German public employment agency was held to be an "undertaking" for competition law because:

1. AIt made a large profit every year
2. BIt was owned by foreign investors
3. CIt was engaged in an economic activity, regardless of its legal status and financing
4. DIt was registered as a private company and financed by the fees it charged employers