Lecture 2: Food law in the treaty

Question 1

free movement of:

Answer 1

goods, persons, services and captial

Question 2

economic integration model

Answer 2

customs union: no factor mobility across borders & no common external tariffs (no border at all)
FTA; no common external tariffs (yes a kind of border)

Question 3

quantitative restriction

Answer 3

only certain amount is allowed to move
- no bans in any kind allowed
- exceptions in art. 36

Question 4

treaty vs. harmonization

Answer 4

treaty: only applies when there is no other harmonization. About what you can’t do

harmonization: tell you what and how to do it

Question 5

2 cases of quantitative restriction

Answer 5

1. dassonville case (belgian wiskey)
2. cassis de dijon (fruit likeur)

Question 6

principle of mutual recognition

Answer 6

if produced legally in 1 MS, others are allowed to have it as well