Complete EU law
Subtitle: text, cases, and materials
By: Elspeth Berry, Matthew J. Homewood, Barbara Bogusz
Contributors: Homewood, Matthew J., author; Bogusz, Barbara, author
Series: Complete (comp)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780198725770
Subjects: Law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The origins of the European Union and EU law; title: 1.1. The historical rationale for the European Union; title: 1.2. The EEC, ECSC, and EURATOM Treaties; title: 1.3. The aims of the EU; title: 1.4. Economic integration; title: 1.4.1.A free trade area; title: 1.4.2.A customs union; title: 1.4.3.A common or internal market; title: 1.4.4. Economic and monetary union; title: 1.5. Economic and political difficulties; title: 1.6. Expansion of membership; title: 1.7. Institutional developments; title: 1.8. Legal developments; title: 1.9. Closer integration; title: 1.10. The Single European Act (1986); title: 1.11. Regional development; title: 1.12. Employment and social policy; title: 1.13. The Treaty on European Union (1992); title: 1.14. Economic and monetary union; title: 1.15. The Treaty of Amsterdam (1997); title: 1.16. The Charter of Fundamental Rights; title: 1.17. The Treaty of Nice [2001]; title: 1.18. The Treaty of Lisbon [2007]; title: 1.19. Conclusions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Questions; title: ch. 2 Official institutions of the European Union.; title: Note continued: 2.1. The European Parliament; title: 2.1.1.Composition; title: 2.1.2. Functions and powers; title: 2.2. The Council of the European Union; title: 2.2.1.Composition; title: 2.2.2. Functions and powers; title: 2.3. The Commission; title: 2.3.1.Composition; title: 2.3.2. Functions and powers; title: 2.4. Court of Justice of the European Union; title: 2.4.1. Court of Justice; title: 2.4.2. General Court; title: 2.5. The European Council; title: 2.5.1.Composition; title: 2.5.2. Functions and powers; title: 2.6. The European Central Bank; title: 2.7. Court of Auditors; title: 27.1.Composition; title: 27.2. Functions and powers; title: 2.8. European Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 3 Sovereignty and sources of law; title: 3.1. Sovereignty; title: 3.1.1. The political problem; title: 3.1.2. The legal problem; title: 3.2. Attribution of powers to the EU; title: 3.3. The principle of subsidiarity; title: 3.4. Sources of EU law; title: 3.4.1. The Treaties; title: 3.4.2. Secondary legislation; title: 3.4.3. Decisions of the Court of Justice.; title: Note continued: 3.4.4. International agreements and Conventions; title: 3.4.5. General principles of EU law; title: 3.5. Legislative procedures; title: 3.5.1. Ordinary legislative procedure; title: 3.5.2. Special legislative procedure; title: 3.5.3. Enhanced cooperation; title: 3.6. Conclusions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: ch. 4 Enforcing EU law rights in national courts; title: 4.1. Direct effect; title: 4.1.1. The measures which may have direct effect; title: 4.1.2. The condition for the direct effect of Treaty Articles and Regulations; title: 4.1.3. The conditions for the direct effect of Decisions; title: 4.1.4. The conditions for the direct effect of Directives; title: 4.1.5. Incidental horizontal effect of Directives; title: 4.1.6. Summary of direct effect; title: 4.2. Indirect effect; title: 4.2.1. The measures which may have indirect effect; title: 4.2.2. The national law to which indirect effect can apply; title: 4.2.3. The time from which Directives can have indirect effect; title: 4.2.4. The extent of the duty: `as far as possible'; title: Note continued: 4.2.5. The relationship between indirect effect and the supremacy of EU law; title: 4.2.6. Summary of Indirect effect; title: 4.3. Remedies; title: 4.3.1. Equivalence; title: 4.3.2. Effectiveness; title: 4.3.3. New remedies need not be created; title: 4.3.4. No further substantive conditions; title: 4.4. Conclusions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Questions; title: ch. 5 Member State liability in damages; title: 5.1. The meaning of `Member State' for this purpose of damages claims; title: 5.2. The establishment of the principle of State liability: Francovich; title: 5.3. The Francovich conditions governing the Imposition of State liability; title: 5.4. The development of the principle of State liability; title: 5.4.1. Enactment of national legislation contrary to EU law: Factortame III; title: 5.4.2. Incorrect transposition of Directives: BT; title: 5.4.3. Administrative breaches: Hedley Lomas; title: 5.4.4. Judicial breaches: Kobler.; title: Note continued: 5.5. The development of the conditions governing the imposition of State liability: the Factortame III conditions; title: 5.5.1. The EU law breached must be Intended to confer rights on Individuals; title: 5.5.2. The breach must be sufficiently serious; title: 5.5.3. Causation of damage; title: 5.6.Comparing the conditions for liability; title: 5.6.1. Summary of State liability; title: 5.7. Concurrent action against the EU; title: 5.8. Conclusions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Questions; title: ch. 6 Preliminary references; title: 6.1. The questions of law which may be referred to the Court of Justice; title: 6.1.1. Article 267 TFEU; title: 6.1.2. Exclusion of certain policy areas; title: 6.1.3. Questions of EU law only; title: 6.1.4. No jurisdiction over the application of EU law to the facts; title: 6.2. The meaning of `court or tribunal'; title: 6.3. The status of the national court; title: 6.3.1. Courts and tribunals against whose decisions there is no judicial remedy under rational law.; title: Note continued: 6.3.2. Courts and tribunals against whose decisions there is a judicial remedy under national law; title: 6.4. Discretionary references; title: 6.4.1. Acte clair; title: 6.4.2. Relevance; title: 6.4.3. Previous Court of Justice rulings; title: 6.4.4. The possibility of rejection of the reference; title: 6.4.5. The advantages of the Court of Justice; title: 6.4.6. The Impact of any binding domestic precedent; title: 6.4.1. Other factors Influencing the exercise of the discretion; title: 6.4.8. Summary of the discretion to refer; title: 6.5. Mandatory references; title: 6.5.1. Acte clair; title: 6.5.2. Relevance; title: 6.5.3. Previous Court of Justice rulings; title: 6.5.4. The possibility of rejection of the reference; title: 6.5.5. Summary of the obligation to refer; title: 6.6. References concerning the validity of EU law; title: 6.7. Summary of the national courts' decision-making process in preliminary references; title: 6.8. The provision of reasons by the national court for not making a reference; title: 6.9. The timing of the reference.; title: Note continued: 6.10. Interim measures; title: 6.10.1. Suspension of national measures based on allegedly invalid EUlaw; title: 6.10.2. Suspension of national measures which may be incompatible with EU law as it Is correctly interpreted; title: 6.11. The procedure; title: 6.11.1. The drafting of the reference; title: 6.11.2. Pleadings before the Court of Justice; title: 6.11.3. Costs and legal aid; title: 6.11.4. The standard procedure; title: 6.11.5. Special procedures under Article 267 TFEU; title: 6.12. The effects of a preliminary ruling; title: 6.13. Conclusions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 7 Challenging EU action or inaction; title: 2.1. Article 258 TFEU: enforcement actions by the Commission; title: 2.2. Article 260 TFEU: judicial remedies against the Member State; title: 7.3. Direct action: Article 263 TFEU; title: 2.4. Which acts may be challenged?; title: 2.4.1. Acts of the legislative institutions; title: 2.4.2. Acts with bindinglegal effects; title: 2.5. Who can bring an action under Article 263 TFEU?; title: Note continued: 2.6. Locus standi: permissible applicants under Article 263 TFEU; title: 2.6.1. Privileged applicants; title: 2.6.2.`Semi-privileged' applicants; title: 2.6.3. Non-privileged applicants; title: 7.7. Non-privileged applicants: direct concern; title: 7.8. Non-privileged applicants: individual concern; title: 2.8.1. The `closed class' test; title: 2.8.2.A `test' based on the facts and circumstances; title: 2.8.3. Measures Issued as a result of proceedings initiated by applicant; title: 2.8.4. Anti-dumping measures; title: 2.9. Reforming locus stand/for non-privileged applicants; title: 7.9.1.A judicial debate; title: 2.10. Regulatory acts which do not entail implementing measures; title: 2.11. Directives; title: 2.12. Grounds for annulment; title: 7.12.1. Lack of competence; title: 7.12.2. Infringement of an essential procedural requirement; title: 2.12.3. Infringement of the Treaties or of any rule of law relating to its application; title: 7.12.4. Misuse of powers; title: 7.13. Time limits; title: 7.14. Effect of annulment; title: 7.15. The plea of illegality.; title: Note continued: 7.16. Failure to act; title: 7.16.1. Locus standi; title: 7.16.2. Challengeable grounds; title: 7.16.3. Procedure; title: 7.16.4. Effect; title: 7.17. The relationship between Article 263 TFEU and Article 265 TFEU; title: 7.18. Conclusions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 8 EU liability in damages; title: 8.1. Jurisdiction of the EU Courts; title: 8.2. Parties to Article 340 TFEU actions; title: 8.3. The meaning of `general principles common to the laws of the Member States'; title: 8.4. Wrongful acts by the EU institutions; title: 8.4.1. Whether an EU institution is responsible; title: 8.4.2. Whether an act is wrongful; title: 8.4.3. Wrongful acts by EU servants; title: 8.4.4. Acts which are not wrongful; title: 8.5. Actual damage; title: 8.5.1. Proof of loss; title: 8.5.2. Reduction In damages; title: 8.6. Causation; title: 8.2. Unjust enrichment; title: 8.8. Time limits; title: 8.9. The relationship between Article 340 TFEU and other actions; title: 8.9.1. Other actions against the EU; title: 8.9.2. Concurrent action against a Member State; title: 8.10. Conclusions; title: Summary.; title: Note continued: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 9 Human rights in the EU; title: 9.1.A brief history of human rights protection In Europe: the EU and the Council of Europe compared; title: 9.2. The development of human rights protection by the EU; title: 9.2.1. The EEC Treaty 1952; title: 9.2.2. The role of the Court of Justice; title: 9.2.3. Legislative developments and political statements; title: 9.2.4. Other developments; title: 9.3. The need for human rights protection against the EU and its Member States; title: 9.4. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; title: 9.4.1. The Charter rights; title: 9.4.2. The legal effect of the Charter; title: 9.4.3. The application of the Charter to Member States; title: 9.4.4. The scope and Interpretation of the Charter; title: 9.5. Enforcement of human rights in EU law; title: 9.5.1. Actions for enforcement against the EU; title: 9.5.2. Actions for enforcement against Member States; title: 9.6. Accession to the ECHR; title: 9.7. Conclusions; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 10 Free movement of goods.; title: Note continued: 10.1. Development; title: 10.1.1. Free trade area; title: 10.1.2. Customs union; title: 10.1.3. Internal market; title: 10.1.4. Economic and monetary union; title: 10.2. Legislative provisions; title: 10.3. Meaning of `goods'; title: 10.4. Article 30 TFEU: the prohibition of customs duties and charges having equivalent effect; title: 10.4.1. Charges having an equivalent effect (CHEEs); title: 10.4.2. Examples of CHEEs; title: 10.5. Charges for services rendered; title: 10.5.1. The service must be of direct benefit to the goods or traders concerned; title: 10.5.2. The charge must be proportionate to the services rendered; title: 10.5.3.`Services' permitted under EU law; title: 10.5.4.`Services' mandated by EU law; title: 10.5.5. No other exceptions; title: 10.6. Related considerations; title: 10.6.1. Article 30 is inapplicable when dealing with Internal taxation; title: 10.6.2. Determining when the charge is a tax and when it is a CHEE; title: 10.6.3. It Is important from the outset to appreciate that the relevant Treaty Articles are mutually exclusive.; title: Note continued: 10.7. Article 110 TFEU: the prohibition of discriminatory taxation; title: 10.2.1. The Article 110 TFEU prohibition; title: 10.2.2. Direct and indirect discrimination; title: 10.7.3. Methods of tax collection and the basis of assessment; title: ID. 2.4 Objective justification; title: 10.2.5. Article 110[1):.'similar' products; title: 10.7.6. Article 110(2): `indirect protection to other products'; title: 10.8. Articles 34 and 35 TFEU: the prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect; title: 10.8.1. Scope; title: 10.8.2. Quantitative restrictions; title: 10.8.3. Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions (MEQRs); title: 10.8.4. Directive 20/50; title: 10.8.5. Obligation of Member States to ensure free movement of goods; title: 10.8.6. Cassis de Dijon; title: 10.8.7. Scope of the rule of reason; title: 10.8.8. Application of the principle of proportionality; title: 10.8.9. Extension of the mandatory requirements; title: 10.8.10. Development of principles relating to indistinctly applicable measures.; title: Note continued: 10.8.11. The Keck judgment: selling arrangements; title: 10.8.12. Article 36 TFEU; title: 10.8.13. No arbitrary discrimination, disguised restriction on trade; title: 10.8.14. Proportionality; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 11 Free movement of persons; title: 11.1. Free movement of workers; title: 11.1.1. Article 45 TFEU: vertical and horizontal direct effect; title: 11.1.2. The definition of `worker'; title: 11.1.3. The rights of workers under EU law; title: 11.2. EU citizenship; title: 11.2.1. EU citizens; title: 11.2.2. Article 21(1) TFEU: direct effect; title: 11.2.3. The rights of EU citizens and their families; title: 11.3. Derogations to the free movement of persons; title: 11.3.1. Public policy and public security; title: 11.3.2. Public health; title: 11.3.3. Procedural safeguards in the case of expulsion; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 12 Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide and receive services; title: 12.1. Freedom of establishment; title: 12.1.1. Article 49 TFEU.; title: Note continued: 12.1.2. Meaning of `establishment'; title: 12.1.3. Beneficiaries; title: 12.1.4. Rights pertaining to the freedom of establishment; title: 12.2. Freedom to provide services; title: 12.2.1. Article 56 and 52 TFEU: direct effect; title: 12.2.2. The scope of Article 56 TFEU; title: 12.2.3. Rights pertaining to the freedom to provide services; title: 12.2.4. The Services Directive; title: 12.3. Derogations to the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide and receive services; title: 12.3.1. The official authority exception; title: 12.3.2. Public policy, public security, and public health; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: ch. 13 Competition law: Article 101 TFEU; title: 13.1. Outline of Article 101 TFEU; title: 13.2. Article 101(l): the prohibition; title: 13.2.1. Agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings, and concerted practices; title: 13.2.2. Undertakings; title: 13.2.3. Agreements; title: 13.2.4. Decisions by associations of undertakings; title: 13.2.5. Concerted practices; title: 13.2.6. Cartels.; title: Note continued: 13.27. Vertical and horizontal agreements; title: 13.2.8. Which may affect trade between Member States; title: 13.2.9. Object or effect: prevention, restriction, or distortion of competition; title: 13.2.10. Agreements of minor importance; title: 13.2.11. Prevention, restriction, and distortion of competition; title: 13.3. Article 101(2) TFEU; title: 13.4. Article 101(3) TFEU: exemption from Article 101(1); title: 134.1. Individual exemption; title: 13.4.2. Improving production or distribution of goods or promoting technical or economic progress; title: 13.4.3. Allowing consumers a fair share of the resulting benefit; title: 13.4.4. No restrictions that are not Indispensable; title: 13.4.5. No elimination of competition; title: 13.5. Block exemption; title: 13.5.1. Regulation 330/2010; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 14 Competition law: Article 102 TFEU; title: 14.1. Outline of Article 102 TFEU; title: 14.2. Article 102: the prohibition; title: 14.2.1. Undertakings; title: 14.3. Dominant position; title: 14.3.1. Relevant market.; title: Note continued: 14.3.2. Relevant product market (RPM); title: 14.3.3. Establishing the RPM; title: 14.3.4. Demand substitutability; title: 14.3.5. The 1992 Notice on the definition of the relevant market; title: 14.3.6. Intermediate markets; title: 14.3.2. Supply substitutability; title: 14.3.8. Relevant geographic market (RGM); title: 14.3.9.`Within the internal market or a substantial part of It'; title: 14.3.10. Relevant temporal (or seasonal) market (RTM); title: 14.4. Dominance; title: 14.4.1. Market share; title: 14.4.2. Market structure; title: 14.4.3. Financial and technological resources and intellectual property rights; title: 14.4.4. Vertical integration; title: 14.4.5. Conduct; title: 14.4.6. Collective dominance; title: 14.5. Abuse; title: 14.5.1. Unfair pricing; title: 14.5.2. Discounting; title: 14.5.3. Tie-ins; title: 14.5.4. Refusal to supply; title: 14.6. Effect on trade between Member States.; title: Note continued: 14.6.1. Guidance on the Commission's enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty [102 TFEU] to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings (0J 2009/C 45/02); title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Question; title: ch. 15 Enforcement of EU competition law; title: 15.1. The enforcement regime; title: 15.2. Burden of proof; title: 15.3. Relationship between Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and national competition laws; title: 15.4. Cooperation with national authorities; title: 15.5. Cooperation with national courts; title: 15.6. The powers of the competition authorities of the Member States; title: 15.7. The European Commission's powers; title: 15.8. Safeguards for undertakings; title: 15.9. Leniency Notice; title: 15.10. Private enforcement; title: Summary; title: Further reading.