Chapter 11 Self-test questions

Article 34 TFEU is concerned with actions of the State only.

True

False

Measures having equivalent effect do not include which of the following circumstances?

National promotional campaigns.

Discriminatory national marketing rules.

A complete import ban or quota imposition.

Product classification.

The list of derogations allowed the member States under Art. 36 TFEU can be added to by case law.

True

False

A prohibition on the grounds of public health will always be justified under Art. 36 TFEU.

True

False

The second sentence of Art. 36 TFEU provides: 'Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of _________ ______________ or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States.'

Which of the following describes 'indistinctly applicable' measures?

Those that are indistinct as to whether they apply to all products.

Those that apply to domestic products only.

Those that apply to imports only.

Those that apply to both imports and domestic goods.

Apart from confirming the principle of equivalence, the Cassis de Dijon case made which of the following clear?

The law of logic.

The principle of proportionality.

The rule of reason.

The tenet of truism.

Which of the following describes 'mandatory measures'?

Those that are required by EU law.

Those that are required by the parties to a case.

Those that are required by national law.

Those that are needed to satisfy the product associations.

A dual burden rule imposes the same burden on imports as it does on domestic products.

True

False

Which of the following describes 'certain selling arrangements'?

Types of product requirement.

Measures dealing with where, when, how, and by whom goods may be sold.

Technical standards for products.

Trade rules on the marketing of products.

Selling arrangements that hinder market access may also infringe Art. 34 TFEU.

True

False

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