Chapter 4 Self-test questions

Complete the following sentence: Article 4 (3) TEU , the so-called 'good faith' Clause …

requires the member States to respect each other.

requires the member States to respect European citizens.

requires member States to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the obligations of the Treaty are fulfilled and tasks of the Union are achieved.

requires member States to ensure that religious faith is respected.

What is the meaning of 'directly applicable' EU law?

It is law that the member States are required to apply without delay.

Laws that have automatic legal validity in the member States, meaning that no further action should be taken by a member State to incorporate or transform the law into the national legal order.

Law that replaces national law in the same area.

Law that can be relied on by individuals before the national courts.

The Protocols attached to the treaties have the same status as the treaties.

True

False

What is the meaning of the statement 'a Regulation shall have general application'?

That Regulations are general provisions of legislation applicable to the entire Community, member States, institutions, and individuals—in short, everyone.

They apply only to member States.

They apply only to the institutions.

They apply only to individuals.

What is the meaning of the statement 'a Directive shall be binding as to the result to be achieved, but shall leave to the national authorities the choice of form and methods'?

That a Directive dictates exactly how the member States should implement it.

That a Directive leaves it to the member State to decide how best to achieve the goal set out.

That the member States can ignore a Directive if they so wish.

That the Directive is not the member States' obligation, but that of the internal national authorities.

Regulations, Directives, and Decisions mentioned in Art. 288 TFEU are the only other forms of binding EU law, apart from treaty Articles.

True

False

The European Court of Justice plays no role in lawmaking.

True

False

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