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3 hours

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FE-1 Law of the European Union is one of eight subjects in the Law Society of Ireland's FE-1 entrance examination for intending solicitors. It is assessed by a single three-hour paper (3.5 hours online) of five essay and problem questions, of which candidates answer four, with a 50% pass mark. The syllabus covers the sources of EU law (the TEU and TFEU, regulations, and directives), the EU institutions and the ordinary legislative procedure, and the constitutional principles of supremacy (Costa v ENEL, with the Irish Crotty / Article 29.4 dimension), direct effect (Van Gend en Loos, Marshall, Faccini Dori), indirect effect (Von Colson), and state liability (Francovich). It also covers the Article 267 preliminary reference procedure (CILFIT), direct actions (Articles 258, 263 with Plaumann standing, and 265), free movement of goods (Articles 34-36, Dassonville, Cassis de Dijon, Keck), free movement of persons and services (Articles 45, 49, 56), and competition law (Articles 101-102), using current post-Lisbon TFEU numbering. The paper is set in EU law as applied in Ireland. The FE-1 is held twice yearly, each subject is sat individually, and all eight subjects must be passed within seven years of the first pass.

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1Which two treaties together form the primary constitutional foundation of the European Union following the Treaty of Lisbon?
A.The Treaty of Rome and the Single European Act
B.The Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
C.The Maastricht Treaty and the Treaty of Nice
D.The European Coal and Steel Community Treaty and the Euratom Treaty
Explanation: Since the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force on 1 December 2009, the EU's primary law is contained in the TEU and the TFEU, which have the same legal value (Article 1 TEU; Article 1 TFEU). The former EC Treaty was renamed the TFEU.
2Under Article 288 TFEU, which EU legal act is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States without any need for national implementing measures?
A.A directive
B.A recommendation
C.A regulation
D.A decision addressed to a Member State
Explanation: Article 288 TFEU provides that a regulation 'shall have general application' and 'shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States'. It requires no national transposition and takes effect uniformly across the EU.
3Which of the following best describes a directive under Article 288 TFEU?
A.It is binding as to the result to be achieved but leaves the choice of form and methods to the Member States
B.It is directly applicable in all Member States without transposition
C.It has no binding legal force whatsoever
D.It is binding only on the EU institution that adopted it
Explanation: Article 288 TFEU states that a directive is 'binding, as to the result to be achieved, upon each Member State to which it is addressed, but shall leave to the national authorities the choice of form and methods'. Member States must transpose it within a deadline.
4Which EU institution holds the near-exclusive right of legislative initiative, proposing the legislation that the Council and Parliament then adopt?
A.The European Council
B.The Court of Justice of the European Union
C.The European Commission
D.The European Parliament
Explanation: Under Article 17(2) TEU, Union legislative acts may generally be adopted only on the basis of a Commission proposal. The Commission's right of initiative is a defining feature of the ordinary legislative procedure.
5In the landmark case establishing the supremacy (primacy) of EU law over conflicting national law, which case did the Court of Justice decide?
A.Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen
B.Marshall v Southampton Area Health Authority
C.Francovich v Italy
D.Costa v ENEL
Explanation: In Costa v ENEL (Case 6/64), the Court held that EU law takes precedence over conflicting national law; Member States cannot, by later unilateral measures, override rights derived from the Treaty. This established the doctrine of supremacy.
6In which case did the Court of Justice first establish the principle of direct effect, holding that Treaty provisions can confer rights on individuals which national courts must protect?
A.Costa v ENEL
B.Internationale Handelsgesellschaft
C.Van Gend en Loos
D.Cassis de Dijon
Explanation: In Van Gend en Loos (Case 26/62), the Court held that the EEC Treaty created a new legal order whose subjects include individuals, who may rely on clear, precise and unconditional Treaty provisions before national courts.
7Under Article 267 TFEU, a national court or tribunal may request the Court of Justice to give a preliminary ruling on which of the following?
A.The compatibility of national law with the constitution of the Member State
B.The factual guilt or innocence of a defendant in national proceedings
C.The interpretation of the Treaties and the validity and interpretation of acts of the EU institutions
D.The award of damages against a Member State
Explanation: Article 267 TFEU empowers the CJEU to give preliminary rulings on the interpretation of the Treaties and on the validity and interpretation of acts of the institutions. It does not rule on national law itself or decide the facts.
8Articles 34 and 35 TFEU prohibit, between Member States, quantitative restrictions on imports and exports and all measures having equivalent effect. What is the standard formulation of a 'measure having equivalent effect' established in Dassonville?
A.All trading rules capable of hindering, directly or indirectly, actually or potentially, intra-Union trade
B.Only measures that completely ban the importation of a product
C.Only measures that openly discriminate against imported goods on their face
D.Only fiscal measures such as customs duties and charges
Explanation: In Dassonville (Case 8/74), the Court defined a measure having equivalent effect as all trading rules enacted by Member States which are capable of hindering, directly or indirectly, actually or potentially, intra-Union trade. This is a deliberately broad formula.
9Which Treaty article guarantees the free movement of workers within the European Union?
A.Article 45 TFEU
B.Article 49 TFEU
C.Article 56 TFEU
D.Article 34 TFEU
Explanation: Article 45 TFEU secures freedom of movement for workers, entailing the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality regarding employment, remuneration and other conditions of work.
10Articles 101 and 102 TFEU contain the EU's principal competition rules. Article 101 TFEU prohibits which of the following?
A.The abuse of a dominant position within the internal market
B.State aid that distorts competition
C.Agreements, decisions and concerted practices that have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition
D.Mergers between large undertakings
Explanation: Article 101(1) TFEU prohibits agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between Member States and have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition.

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