EU law worksheet with answers

The European Council consists of:

1. AThe judges of the Court of Justice and the General Court
2. BThe heads of state or government of the member states, its President and the Commission President
3. CThe ministers of the member states for each policy area, chaired by the rotating Council presidency
4. DThe Members of the European Parliament elected in each state

Article 107 TFEU generally prohibits:

1. ACustoms duties on imports from other member states
2. BDiscrimination against workers and service providers from other member states
3. CState aid that distorts competition and affects trade between member states
4. DAgreements between companies that fix prices

How is the President of the European Commission chosen?

1. AChosen by the outgoing Commission
2. BProposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament
3. CElected directly by EU citizens in a separate vote
4. DAppointed by the Court of Justice

The European Parliament can force the whole Commission to resign through:

1. AA judgment of the Court of Justice
2. BA unanimous decision of the European Council
3. CA motion of censure passed by a two-thirds majority of votes cast, representing a majority of MEPs
4. DA simple majority vote of the Council

In Brasserie du Pêcheur and Factortame III (1996), the Court held that state liability:

1. ACan arise from acts of the national legislature, if the breach is sufficiently serious
2. BNever applies to acts of a national parliament
3. COnly arises from failure to transpose a directive, not from other acts of the national legislature
4. DRequires proof that the state acted intentionally

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

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

In Solange II (1986), the German Federal Constitutional Court held that it would not review Community law against German fundamental rights:

1. AUntil Germany adopted the euro
2. BUnder any circumstances, as Community law is always supreme
3. CAs long as the Community ensured effective protection of fundamental rights substantially similar to the German standard
4. DUnless the European Parliament had approved the measure

In Commission v Italy (trailers, 2009), an Italian ban on motorcycles towing trailers was held to be:

1. AA selling arrangement outside Article 34
2. BA customs duty contrary to Article 30
3. COutside Article 34 because it applied equally to domestic and imported motorcycles and trailers alike
4. DA measure having equivalent effect, because it hindered access to the market for the product