Freedom of Movement of Goods Flashcards
The 4 Freedoms:
1) Free Movement of Persons
2) Free Movement of Goods
3) Free Movement of Services
4) Free Movement of Capital
Article 114 TFEU:
measures having as their objective the establishment and functioning of the internal market
Purpose and objective of Art 114 TFEU, Harmonization can only be pursued if:
a) It aims toward approximation of Law
b) Genuinely intended to remove actual or potential barriers to trade
c) Capable of having these effects.
Articles 34 & 35 TFEU
have the objective of eliminating barriers to the free circulation of Goods within the EU.
MEQR’s: Measures having Equivalent Effect:
A measure that has an equivalent effect to act as a quantitative restriction on imports.
-Anything which is capable of hindering, directly or indirectly, Actually or potentially, intra-Community trade are to be considered as measures having an effect equivalent to a quantitative restriction.
Cassis de Dijon
a rule that a minimum alcohol content for the purpose of the sale of an alcoholic beverage constituted an obstacle to trade.
-IF it has been lawfully produced and marketed in one of the Member States, then it can be introduced into any other.