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Chapter 6 Self-test questions
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The European Economic Community (EEC) was established by the Treaty of Paris in 1952
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The Treaty of Lisbon contains all of the fundamental rules of EU law.
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The UK is the first Member State to have left the EU.
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Which of the following is a Member State of the EU as of March 2020?
Please select all that apply.
Luxembourg
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Norway
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Switzerland
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Portugal
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Which of the following institutions have a role to play in the creation of EU legislation?
Please select all that apply.
The European Commission
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The Court of Justice
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The Council of the European Union
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The European Parliament
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The Advocates General deliver binding judgments which must be followed by the Court of Justice.
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Which of the following are facts about the European Parliament?
Please select all that apply.
There is an equal number of MEPS from each Member State, regardless of size or population
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MEPs are elected every 5 years
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The European Parliament is the only directly elected EU Institution
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The European Parliament is responsible for introducing new EU legislation
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Which of the following are facts about the European Commission?
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There is one Commissioner from each Member State, regardless of size or population
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European Commissioners are directly elected
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The European Commission is responsible for enforcing EU competition policy
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The European Commission can take enforcement actions against Member States for non-compliance with EU Law and can fine those States that are proven guilty
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In December 2009, the European Community Treaty was renamed the ______ __ ___ ___________ __ ___ _______ _____.
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Which
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Require implementation into national law.
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May not contain directly effective provisions.
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Has direct applicability.
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Are binding on every Member State
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Which of the following are defining characteristics of every regulation?
Please select all that apply
Require implementation into national law.
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Are designed to harmonise national laws
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Has direct applicability.
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Are binding on every Member State
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Which of the following are legally binding sources of EU Law?
Please select all that apply
The Charter of the European Union
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Directives
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Regulations
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Decisions
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The preliminary rulings procedure allows the Court of Justice of the European Union to give rulings concerning the interpretation of Please select all that apply.
The Treaty of the European Union.
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The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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National legislation implementing EU directives.
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EU secondary legislation.
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Which one of the following would
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be entitled to invoke the preliminary rulings procedure?
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands
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An Employment Tribunal in Ireland
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A magistrates' court in France
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An arbitrator in Germany
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The Court of Justice takes into account which of the following factors in deciding whether a body seeking a preliminary ruling is qualified to do so Please select all that apply.
Whether it is independent
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The name of the body
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Whether it is a permanent body
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Whether it has compulsory jurisdiction
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Those national court which are subject to mandatory referral (Article 267(3) TFEU) are known as ____ __ ___ ______.
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The mandatory referral procedure (Article 267(3) TFEU) is subject to the following exceptions Please select all that apply.
When the answer to the question is 'acte clair', meaning obvious
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When the provision of EU legislation had already been interpreted by the Court of Justice
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When the question is not relevant
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When the question is unimportant
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EU legislation is 'supreme' over conflicting national law, even national constitutional law
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EU legislation, even secondary EU legislation, is 'supreme' over conflicting national law
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False
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When a national court is faced with a conflict of EU law and national law, what must the court do?
Give effect to the EU law in preference to the national law
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Make a declaration of incompatibility, but give effect to the national law in preference to the EU Law
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Seek a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice
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Wait for the national legislature to introduce new legislation
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If a provision of EU legislation is directly effective, then it is automatically vertically effective.
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A provision of EU law is directly effective when it satisfies which of the following conditions?
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Unconditional
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Sufficient clarity and precision
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Its meaning is obvious (acte clair)
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Directly applicable
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Which of the following provisions of EU law are capable of horizontal direct effect?
Please select all that apply.
Articles of the TFEU.
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Provisions within regulations.
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Provisions within directives.
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Articles of the EU Charter.
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Which of the following are 'emanations of the State'?
Please select all that apply.
The police force
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A nationalised industry
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The armed forces
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A supermarket chain
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'Indirect Effect' requires judges in national courts to re-write national legislation so that it is compatible with any relevant EU directive.
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Which of the following are conditions for establishing State Liability?
Please select all that apply.
Rule of law breached intended to confer rights on individuals
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Direct causal link between breach and damage
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Rule of law breached was directly effective
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Sufficiently serious breach
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Which of the following are factors for establishing a sufficiently serious breach of EU law?
Please select all that apply.
the clarity and prevision of the rule breached
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the measure of discretion (if any) left by that rule to the Member State
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Whether the breach was intentional (or not)
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Whether the breach was i excusable (or not)
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State liability actions can be brought following the judgment of any national court, if the judgment is seriously in breach of EU Law
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Member States are allowed to impose conditions on the amount of damages that the claimant can recover in state liability claims. However, any such conditions must not be less favourable than those relating to similar domestic claims. This is the principle of ___________.
Your response
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Member States are allowed to impose conditions on the amount of damages that the claimant can recover in state liability claims. However, any such conditions must not be framed in such a way as to make it in practice 'impossible or excessively difficult' to obtain reparation. This is the principle of ___________.
Your response
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Which UK Statute was repealed by s.1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018?
The European Communities Act 1972
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The Human Rights Act 1998
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The European Union Referendum Act 2015
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The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
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