EU Law Flashcards
How many states are part of the EU?
28
The EU Commission consists of how many members?
28
Commissioners are supposed to act independent of what?
Their country
How long is a commissioners term?
5 Years
Name a department a commissioner may be a head of?
Department of Transportation
European Parliament is spilt up into what?
Political parties
How often does European parliament meet?
Once a month
European court of Justice was set out in what article?
Article 19 - Treaty of the EU
How long does an ECJ judge sit for?
6 Years
Where does an ECJ judge sit?
Luxembourg
The ECJ is not bound by what?
Its own decisions
The ECJ uses what approach to interpretation?
Purposive
What are Treaties?
Primary sources of European law
-Created directly by the EU
Treaties automatically become what?
Law
Mccarthy’s v Smith is about what?
Equal pay
Regulations are?
Binding on all member states
What do regulations aim to do?
Create legislative uniformity
Regulations are directly applicable is every member state shown in what UK case?
RE Tachographs Commission v UK
When a regulation comes into force it overrides what?
All national laws around the same subject
Directives are an attempt to create?
Legislative harmony
Are directives directly applicable?
No - unlike treaties and regulations
Member states have to do what to bring directives into effect?
Pass their own laws
What act is an example of a directive?
Consumer protection act 1987
If member states do not implement a directive within the given time period what can the ECJ do?
Give the directive direct effect
