EU law worksheet with answers

Which TFEU article guarantees the freedom of establishment?

1. AArticle 49
2. BArticle 45
3. CArticle 110
4. DArticle 63

Article 30 TFEU prohibits between member states:

1. ACustoms duties on imports and exports and charges having equivalent effect
2. BAgreements between companies to share markets
3. CDiscriminatory internal taxation of products coming from other member states
4. DQuotas on the number of foreign workers employed

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. CAppointed by the Court of Justice
4. DElected directly by EU citizens in a separate vote

In Foster v British Gas (1990), the Court held that a directive can be relied on against a body that is:

1. AAny large company with more than 500 employees
2. BOwned by private shareholders but regulated by law
3. CAny private body that receives a public contract from the state, whatever its powers or functions
4. DMade responsible by the state for a public service under its control, with special powers

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. BLegal services are outside the scope of the Treaty
3. COnly regulations can create rights for service providers
4. DMember states may always require residence for professionals involved in the administration of justice

The "public service" exception in Article 45(4) TFEU covers:

1. AAll jobs in the public sector, including those of nurses, teachers and railway workers employed by the state
2. BAny job paid for by public funds
3. CJobs in companies that have government contracts
4. DPosts involving the exercise of public power and safeguarding the general interests of the state

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

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

In Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (2013), the Court interpreted "regulatory act" in Article 263(4) TFEU to mean:

1. AAn act of general application other than a legislative act
2. BAn act addressed to a specific individual
3. CAny regulation, whether legislative or not
4. DAny act adopted by the Commission or the Council