Free Movement of Goods Flashcards

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TFEU

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Provides the Legal Basis for the Economic and Political goals of the EU including the establishment of a single, or internal market

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Prohibition on all quantitative restrictions on imports and all measures having equivalent effect

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Art.34 TFEU

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Goods are…

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COMMISSION v ITALY

Anything that can be valued in money and can be the basis of a commercial transaction

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Distinctly Applicable

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Rules that apply to Imported goods ONLY

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5
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Indistinctly Applicable

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Rules that apply to all products, irrespective of National Origin - Form a Barrier to Free Movement

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6
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ECJ defines Quantitative Restrictions as…

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RISERIA LUIGI GEDDO

“Measures which amount to a total or partial restraint of … imports, exports or goods in transit

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MEQR Definition…

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DASSONVILLE
“all trading rules enacted by MS which can hinder, directly or indirectly, actually or potentially, intra-community trade”

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8
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  • Requiring importers of UHT milk to have a licence was a MEQR
  • Requiring re-packing in UK was MEQR because effectively a total ban
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RE UHT MILK

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9
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Certain retail goods only to be sold marked with country of origin held to be MEQR

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ORIGIN SOUVENIRS

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10
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  • Violent disruption of imports by protesters; government failed to crack down on them
  • Inaction found to be MEQR
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COMMISSION v FRANCE (RE ANGRY FAMERS)

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11
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Article 34 will not apply to laws on pure Selling Arrangements as long as…

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KECK

  • The laws apply to all traders operating in a national territory
  • The laws affect the marketing of domestic products and imports in the same way
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12
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Shop opening hours presumed to be selling arrangement

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CAPENA

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13
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Where a product can be sold (baby milk in pharmacies) presumed to be selling arrangement

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COMMISSION v GREECE (RE BABY MILK)

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Professional body restricitons on advertising outside pharmacies presumed to be selling arrangement

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HUNERMUND

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15
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Ban on fuels adverts on TV held not to be a MEQR

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LECLERC

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16
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Swedish ban on alcoholic drinks ads (prejudical due to local products being familiar, so MEQR)

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GOURMET INTERNATIONAL

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Law requiring mobile shops to also have permanent local base also a MEQR – Barrier to entry

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SCHUTZVERBRAND

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Rules Relating to Presentation, Labelling and Packaging will Never be Selling Arrangements

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KECK (para.15)

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Restrictions on Presentation / Packaging = MEQR

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MARS

20
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Changing Name = MEQR

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CLINIQUE

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Justified - Distinctly Applicable - Treaty Exceptions to Art.34/35

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Art.36 TFEU

  • public morality, policy, security
  • protection of health and life of humans/animals/plants
  • national treasures
  • industrial/commercial property
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Justified - Distinctly Applicable - Treaty Exceptions to Art.34/35 - Public morality – Banning porno films was OK because there was no licit trade

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R v HENN & DARBY

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Justified - Distinctly Applicable - Treaty Exceptions to Art.34/35 - Public security – Hard to argue, but keeping oil refinery viable was of sufficient importance to energy security

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CAMPUS OIL LTD

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Justified - Distinctly Applicable - Treaty Exceptions to Art.34/35 - Protection of health of humans, animals or plants – Public health – UK failed in this argument, there was no need to re-package the milk

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UHT MILK

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Justified - Distinctly Applicable - Treaty Exceptions to Art.34/35 - Public policy - Balance struck with freedom of expression (OK if restriction of movement minimal) - Protection of other rights

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SCHMIDBERGER

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Justified - Distinctly Applicable - Treaty Exceptions to Art.34/35 - Protection of industrial and commercial property (IP)

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DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHONE GmbH

27
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Justified - Indistinctly Applicable - Rule of Reason

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CASSIS

An indistinctly applicable restriction will be acceptable if necessary for a mandatory requirement of the state

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Justified - Indistinctly Applicable - Mutual Recognition

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CASSIS

Product lawfully sold in one MS should be free to more to another

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Justified - Indistinctly Applicable - Exceptions for indistinctly applicable measures

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CASSIS DE DIJION

  • Fiscal supervision
  • Public health
  • Fairness of commercial transactions
  • Defence of consumer
30
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Justified - Indistinctly Applicable - Additional exceptions for indistinctly applicable measures

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CINETHEQUE SA
- Protection of culture
COMMISSION v DENMARK
- Protection of the environment

31
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Justified - Both Distinctly and Indistinctly Applicable Measures - The measure must be Proportionate

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DE SMEDT

Cube shaped containers to show it was margarine