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1
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What three treaties is the EU a byproduct of?

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ECSC, EEC AND EUROATOM

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What Articles of the TFEU provides mechanisms for the enforcement of member state obligations?

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A258: Commission bringing m/s to the court of justice

A259: member states bringing others

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What article states that member states can refer to the COJ for interpretation?

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TFEU A267

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What are the provisions of A288 of the TFEU?

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Regulations: binding and directly applicable

Decisions: binding

Directives: binding on member states and have to be implemented by those member states

Recommendations and opinions: not binding

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Direct Effect

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Van Gend

  • confers individual rights which national courts must protect
  • contrary to A12 (dues)
  • established not just an international agreement
  • clear and precise
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Principle of Supremacy

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COSTA V ENEL

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EU law over constitutional law of member states

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INTERNAZIONALE HANDEL v EINFUHR… GERTREIDE

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Simmenthal

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Court mustn’t wait for a conflicting national measure to be set aside by a national authority

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What legal instrument has defined EU primacy?

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Lisbon Treaty 2007 Declaration 17

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What is the difference between direct applicability and direct effect?

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Direct applicability has been directly implemented into national law

Direct effect gives individual directly protected rights

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Which case clarified what unconditional and sufficiently clear and precise meant in VGL?

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Coop Agri Zoo

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How has the COJ shown flexibility over direct effect?

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DE isnt precluded by:

  • provisions raising questions of interpretation (Van Duyn)
  • member states being able to choose means of achieving the required result (Francovich)
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DEFRENNE

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Not clear and precise of the scope of A157 TFEU

Horizontal direct effect

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VON COLSON

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FAILED DIRECT - formation of indirect effect

German travel expenses - A6 of the Equal Treatment Directive

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Positive obligations

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LUTTICKE (when implementation time is up - A110 INTERNAL TAX)

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Regulations - DE?

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FRANZ GRAD = Suggested

POLTI = Confirmed

ANTONIO MUNOZ - can have horizontal direct effect

AZIENDA AGRICOLA - must still comply with VG criteria

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Decisions - DE?

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FRANZ GRAD = YES

CARP SNC DI L MOLERI = only to whom it is addressed

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Recommendations and opinions - DE?

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NO - GRIMALDI

19
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Directives - DE?

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Van Duyn confirmed (Directive 2004/38)

20
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What rationale did Ratti provide? What else did Ratti provide?

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  • M/S can not rely against individuals on its own failures to perform obligations of directives
  • Time implementation must have passed (A297)
  • NOT implemented directive
21
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Is there a direct effect on a directive that has been partially or incorrectly implemented? How has this been expanded?

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VNO CONFIRMED

M&S expanses - NOT APPLIED IN MANNER TO ACHIEVE THE RESULT SOUGHT

22
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Marshall v Southampton

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DIRECTIVES CANT BE HORIZONTAL - it is only to whom it was addressed

23
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Dori

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Confirmed vertical direct effect of directives only - IGNORED RECOMMENDATIONS OF AG LUNZ

24
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Emanations of the State:

1) Health
2) Tax
3) Local/Regional Authority
4) Police

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1) Marshall = health
2) Becker = tax
3) Fratelli = local or regional
4) Johnston = police force

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What case provided specific criteria for an emanation of the state? What were these criteria?

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FOSTER V BRITISH GAS

1) Bipartite:

  • Authority/Control by state OR
  • Special powers

2) Tripartite:

  • Responsible for public service;
  • Under state control AND
  • special powers
26
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UK CASES OF EMANATION:

  • DOUGHTY V ROLLS ROYCE
  • GRIFFIN V SW WATER SERVICES
  • NUT V GOV BODY OF ST MARY’S COE SCHOOL
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D V R

  • Tripartite
  • NOT - commercial undertaking

G v SWWS
- WAS AN EMANATION

NUT

  • Bipartite
  • No need for special powers
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KAMPELMANN

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  • Bipartite
  • either or
  • confirmed in SOCIALHILFEVERBAND - local authority owned companies for disabled assistance
28
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Example of failed emanation under the tripartite

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Una film city

  • No Special powers or public service
  • wanted annulment of D98/43/EC on tobacco
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Successful tripartite emanation

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REISEE INTER. TRANSPORTE

  • private company BUT Austrian government was the only shareholder
30
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PORTGAS

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  • private company exclusive right of gas distribution on Portuguese north coast
    1) NOT CLEAR TRIPARTITE
    2) NOT ONLY INDIVIDUALS CAN RELY ON DIRECTIVES - other authorities can too
31
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What case established the new test for emanations?

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Farrell v MIB IRELAND

  • Rejected tripartite
  • Reformed Bipartite

1) legal persons governed by public law a part of the State in a broad sense OR
2) authority or control of a public body OR
3) Required to perform task for public interest and given special powers

32
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Criminal Liability

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Criminal Proceedings Against Berlusconi

  • Cannot aggravate criminal liability
  • cant rely on this vs a private individual as it was based on a directive (68/151)

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