Key Terms/ Treaties

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Acte Clair

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Direct Effect

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ECFR

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Ratified: 2000

Became Law: 2009 (Lisbon Treaty)

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The commission

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ECHR

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ECJ

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European Parliament

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Horizontal Effect

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Indirect Effect

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Indirect effect requires national courts of the MSs of the EU to interpret national law in line with provisions of EU law.

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Member States

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27 Member states in the EU

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Proprotionality

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Quantitative Restritcions

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Measure which restrict teh quantities of goods that a MS may import or export

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State Liablity

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Subsidiarity

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Supremacy

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Council

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The European Council

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Four Fundamental Freedoms

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Free movement of:

• Goods
• Persons
• Capital
• Frredom of Establishment and to provide services

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Vertical Effect

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Where a prvosiion of EU law creates obligations between an MS and its citizens which may be enofrced by an individual against teh satte

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TEU

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Treaty on European Union

• Originally the Masstrict Treaty 1992
• Renamed by Lisbon Treaty

Set out the general aims and structure of the EU

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TFEU

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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

• Originally Treaty of Rome 1957 (TEEC)
• Renamed TEC by Maaastricht Treaty
• Renamed TFEU by Lisbon Treaty

TFEU = TEC = Treaty of Rome

Details the substantive law of the EU