EU law worksheet with answers

An EU regulation is:

1. ABinding in its entirety and directly applicable in all member states
2. BBinding only as to the result, leaving the choice of method to member states
3. CA non-binding recommendation
4. DBinding only on the Commission

Article 30 TFEU prohibits between member states:

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

Under the Lisbon rules, a qualified majority in the Council normally requires:

1. AAt least 55% of member states representing at least 65% of the EU population
2. BAll member states except one
3. CTwo-thirds of member states and half of the population
4. DA simple majority of member states, provided they represent at least half of the EU population

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

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

In Ratti (1979), the Court held that an individual could NOT rely on a directive against the state:

1. AIf the directive was clear and unconditional
2. BIf the member state had failed to transpose it
3. CBefore the transposition deadline had expired
4. DAfter the transposition deadline had expired

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

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 CSet the national law aside of its own motion, without waiting for it to be repealed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

In R v Bouchereau (1977), the Court held that a member state may expel an EU national on public policy grounds only if their conduct represents:

1. AAny criminal conviction in the host state
2. BA genuine and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society
3. CA breach of the host state's immigration rules
4. DA burden on the host state's social assistance system or a risk that the person will become unemployed in future

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

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