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1.Easy

Which of these is an exclusive competence of the EU under Article 3 TFEU?

  1. AHealth care organisation
  2. BTourism
  3. CEducation and culture
  4. DThe common commercial policy
2.Easy

Which treaty, signed in 1957, established the European Economic Community?

  1. AThe Treaty of Paris
  2. BThe Treaty of Maastricht
  3. CThe Treaty of Nice
  4. DThe Treaty of Rome
3.Easy

Where is the European Central Bank based?

  1. ABrussels
  2. BFrankfurt am Main
  3. CLuxembourg
  4. DParis
4.Medium

Which article of the TFEU prohibits anti-competitive agreements between undertakings?

  1. AArticle 45
  2. BArticle 101
  3. CArticle 102
  4. DArticle 107
5.Medium

Article 34 TFEU prohibits:

  1. AQuantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect between member states
  2. BCartels between undertakings
  3. CState aid to companies
  4. DDiscrimination based on nationality in employment and the provision of services between member states
6.Medium

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

  1. AApply the national law if it was adopted later
  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. DSet the national law aside of its own motion, without waiting for it to be repealed
7.Hard

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

  1. AAs long as the Community ensured effective protection of fundamental rights substantially similar to the German standard
  2. BUnless the European Parliament had approved the measure
  3. CUntil Germany adopted the euro
  4. DUnder any circumstances, as Community law is always supreme
8.Hard

The CILFIT criteria describe when a court of last instance does NOT have to make a preliminary reference, for example when:

  1. AThe parties prefer not to refer
  2. BThe question is politically sensitive and the government has formally asked the court not to refer it
  3. CThe case is urgent for the government
  4. DThe correct interpretation is so obvious as to leave no scope for reasonable doubt (acte clair)

Answer key

  1. 1. D · The common commercial policy
  2. 2. D · The Treaty of Rome
  3. 3. B · Frankfurt am Main
  4. 4. B · Article 101
  5. 5. A · Quantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect between member states
  6. 6. D · Set the national law aside of its own motion, without waiting for it to be repealed
  7. 7. A · As long as the Community ensured effective protection of fundamental rights substantially similar to the German standard
  8. 8. D · The correct interpretation is so obvious as to leave no scope for reasonable doubt (acte clair)

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