Lecture 1: introduction

Question 1

6 types of eu things

Answer 1

• European comission: put forward legislation
• European Parliament: need to approve legislation
• council of the European Union: representatives of MS’s
• court of justice: interpret law & give opinion (only ones)
• court of auditors: institution overseeing budget
• european council: more about politics

Question 2

4 main political paradigms that shaped food law

Answer 2

1. agricultural policy
2. common market
3. food safety (mad cow disease triggered: highest standard, whole food chain)
4. sustainability (F-t-F, set priorities)

Question 3

establishment of internal market

Answer 3

• free trade
• harmonization of food standards

Question 4

vertical harmonisation approach

Answer 4

= regulate foodstuff trough product standards
- independent directives apply for specific products
- didn’t work (too much legislation)

Question 5

horizontal harmonisation

Answer 5

1. started with WP about internal market and horizontal approach
2. now general directives