EU LAW CASES Flashcards
Foto-frost (general)
Judicial review is the way in which the CJEU reviews and ensures the correct application of EU law is being carried out by the institutions`
standing- act addressed to the applicant
IBM- If an act is addressed to an applicant then they automatically have standing
Standing- direct concern- case 1
NV FRUIT-
- there must be legal causation between the act and the legal effect on the individual
- must have a legal effect on the individual
- must be solely from the EU without any fiddling from the MS
Standing- direct concern - case 2
Bock-
- must have this narrow interpretation because there are 28 legal systems in the EU, so must make it harder to get
- the individual was told they had direct concern until or if the MS became involved in implementation
Standing- direct concern- case 3
Dreyfus-
- MS must have no discretion when it comes to the act
- if the MS implements it differently to how it is intended they won’t have DC
Standing- individual concern- main case (1)
Plaumann-closed groups case
an individual can only have IC if the act affects them in a unique way that won’t affect anyone else.
unique legal position
Standing- individual concern- case 2
Spijker- no matter how small the group, even if you can narrow it down to one person, but there is still the chance of people joining in the future then it is an open group
Standing- individual concern- case 3
KFC- if there is a pre-existing legal relationship between the people and it has already been established and no one can join newly then it is a closed group
Standing- individual concern- case 4
PP- if there is a contract stating the members already then it is a closed group
Standing- individual concern- case 5
Toepfer- confirmed Plaumann
Exceptions to Plaumann- 3 cases
IP rights- Codorniu- intellectual property rights will exempt you.
Procedural involvement- such as aid
exceptional circumstances such as competition and anti-dumping - LES verts and Extramet
what Quashed these exceptions
UPA- even though it was a case regarding aid it was not allowed individual concern
What case tried to change the law again after UPA
Jego Quere- CA rejected higher courts argument- could not lower the idea of standing to only regard direct concern and to say it doesn’t matter about other individuals involved
Regulatory acts- case 1
Inuit- defined regulatory act as a non-legislative act of general application.
which means directives, decisions and regulations cannot be caught under its scope
Regulatory acts- case 2
Microban-
the first case to satisfy this legal route
satisfied DC
stated how general application meant it was addressed to all member states
implementing measures means there doesnt need to be any further implementation, it is done automatically