EU law worksheet with answers

Regulations, directives and decisions adopted by the EU institutions are known as:

1. ASecondary law
2. BSoft law
3. CPrimary law
4. DCustomary law

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU has the same legal value as the Treaties since:

1. AThe Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
2. BThe Treaty of Rome (1957)
3. CThe Brexit agreement (2020)
4. DThe Maastricht Treaty (1993)

Which TFEU article prohibits the abuse of a dominant position?

1. AArticle 101
2. BArticle 107
3. CArticle 102
4. DArticle 56

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

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

The preliminary reference procedure under Article 267 TFEU allows:

1. AThe Parliament to dismiss judges
2. BNational courts to ask the CJEU questions on the interpretation or validity of EU law
3. CThe Commission to fine member states
4. DIndividuals to bring actions against member states directly before the Court of Justice in Luxembourg

In Simmenthal (1978), the Court of Justice held that a national court faced with a national law conflicting with EU law must:

1. ASet the national law aside of its own motion, without waiting for it to be repealed
2. BWait for the national constitutional court to annul the law before it can disapply it
3. CAsk the national parliament to amend the law first
4. DApply the national law if it was adopted later

In Baumbast (2002), a German national in the UK lacked sickness insurance covering emergency treatment. The Court held that:

1. AOnly EU institutions can enforce citizenship rights
2. BHe had no right to reside because he was no longer working
3. CResidence rights depend entirely on national immigration law once a person has stopped working in the host member state
4. DArticle 21 TFEU gives a directly effective right of residence, and limits on it must be applied proportionately

Under the indirect effect principle (Von Colson, Marleasing), national courts must:

1. ARefer every case to the Court of Justice
2. BInterpret national law as far as possible in conformity with directives
3. CIgnore national law that conflicts with any directive in private disputes
4. DApply directives only after the Commission approves