EU law worksheet with answers

Under Article 288 TFEU, an EU decision is:

1. ABinding only after approval by national parliaments
2. BBinding only as to the result to be achieved by each state
3. CA non-binding statement of the institution's opinion addressed to member states or individuals
4. DBinding in its entirety, and on those to whom it is addressed if it names addressees

Which body adopts the EU's annual budget together with the Council?

1. AThe Court of Auditors
2. BThe European Central Bank
3. CThe European Parliament
4. DThe European Council

Which EU institution proposes most new EU legislation?

1. AThe Court of Justice
2. BThe European Parliament
3. CThe European Central Bank
4. DThe European Commission

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. COnly if they prove sufficient resources and comprehensive sickness insurance
4. DWith only a valid identity card or passport and no other conditions

In Commission v Ireland ("Buy Irish", 1982), a campaign promoting Irish products breached Article 34 because:

1. AIt was a state-supported measure capable of influencing traders to prefer domestic goods
2. BIt was run by private companies without state involvement
3. CIt set quotas on goods from other member states
4. DIt imposed a charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty on goods imported from other member states

The ordinary legislative procedure gives equal law-making roles to:

1. ANational parliaments and the Commission
2. BThe European Parliament and the Council
3. CThe Commission and the Court of Justice
4. DThe European Council and the Central Bank

In Les Verts v European Parliament (1986), the Court held that acts of the Parliament intended to have legal effects on third parties:

1. ACan be challenged, because the Community is based on the rule of law
2. BCan only be challenged by member states
3. CAre immune from review because the Parliament is directly elected by the citizens
4. DAre reviewable only by national constitutional courts

In CIA Security (1996), Belgian technical rules not notified to the Commission as required by a directive were held to be:

1. AValid until the Commission brings infringement proceedings
2. BVoid only in disputes against the Belgian state
3. CInapplicable, even in a dispute between private competitors
4. DValid, because directives do not have horizontal direct effect