EU law worksheet with answers

Which pair of treaties forms the basis of the EU after the Lisbon Treaty?

1. AThe Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the European Convention on Human Rights
2. BThe Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Paris
3. CThe Schengen Agreement and the Maastricht Treaty
4. DThe Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

The free movement of capital under Article 63 TFEU applies to movements:

1. AOnly between member states of the euro area
2. BOnly between member states, and with third countries only by special agreement
3. COnly to transfers made by governments
4. DBetween member states and also between member states and third countries

Under Article 20 TFEU, who is a citizen of the European Union?

1. AEvery person who works in an EU member state
2. BEvery person holding the nationality of a member state
3. CEvery person born on EU territory
4. DEvery person living legally in the EU for five years

In Dillenkofer (1996), the Court held that a complete failure to transpose a directive on time is:

1. AIn itself a sufficiently serious breach for state liability
2. BExcused if the state was busy with elections
3. CNever a ground for state liability
4. DSerious only if the Commission has first warned the state in a reasoned opinion

In Lawrie-Blum (1986), the Court defined a "worker" under Article 45 TFEU as a person who:

1. AIs registered with a national trade union
2. BEarns at least the national minimum wage for a year
3. CHolds a permanent full-time contract of employment registered with the authorities of the host member state
4. DPerforms services for and under the direction of another in return for remuneration

The principle of subsidiarity means the EU should act in areas outside its exclusive competence only if:

1. AThe objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by member states and can be better achieved at EU level
2. BEvery member state requests it
3. CThe European Parliament and the Council agree that EU action would be quicker and cheaper than national action
4. DThe Commission considers it popular

In AKZO (1991), the Court of Justice stated that a market share of 50% or more:

1. AIs automatically an abuse of a dominant position, without any further analysis being needed by the Commission
2. BCan in itself be evidence of a dominant position, in the absence of exceptional circumstances
3. CIs required before any investigation of dominance
4. DIs irrelevant to the assessment of dominance

In R v Henn and Darby (1979), a UK ban on importing pornographic material was held to be:

1. AJustified on grounds of public morality under Article 36
2. BA customs duty contrary to Article 30
3. COutside Article 34 because it concerned only books
4. DUnjustified because the UK allowed some domestic pornography