Classic Classic Quiz Preliminary Reference Procedure by Diamondsareforever Diamondsareforever 25 played - 11 yrs ago A quiz about the preliminary reference procedure in EU law QUIZ 18 QUESTIONS hard 1 Which article relates to the preliminary reference procedure? Art. 267 tfeuArt. 258 tfeuArt. 260 TEUArt. 155 tfeuArt. 5 TEU 2 How many member states are there? 267155527 3 Which case held that national courts are gate keepers to the court of justice? WWFBroeckmeulenCartesioFogliaEurocontrol 4 According to Art. 267 who can refer a matter to the ECJ? EU institutionsAny court or tribunalAny private partyConstitutional courtsMember states 5 Which case held that professional regulatory bodies count as courts? CartesioBroeckmeulenFogliaPlato Plastik v CaropackFactortame 6 At the end of 2008 what percentage of cases pending were preliminary references? 21%96%26%51%7% 7 Which case held that the court will only give a ruling in genuine not test disputes? Plato Plastik v CaropackFactortameMartiniFogliaLyckeskog 8 Which case held that the court will not give a ruling where the factual and legal context of the case has not been properly explained? FogliaPlato Plastik v CaropackFactortameMartiniLyckeskog 9 Which piece of legislation had to be set aside in Factortame? Merchant Shipping Act 1988Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997Merchant Shipping Act 1981Merchant Shipping Act 1979 10 Which case held that with regards to interim relief from an EU measure the applicant must show serious and irreparable damage? FactortameLyckeskogMartiniFotofrostCilfit 11 Which case held that courts must refer where an appeal has been denied? LyckeskogFotofrostCilfitKoblerEurocontrol 12 Which case held that all national courts must refer if they consider an EU measure to be invalid? ForofrostLyckeskogCilfitKoblerWWF 13 What is the acte eclaire principle? No reference needed where EU legal provision in question is so clear there is no reasonable doubt about its applicationNo reference needed where a materially identical matter has already been decided by courtNo reference needed where there is a lot of discretionNo reference needed where there has been abuse by a national courtNo reference needed where it would disrupt the traditional hierarchy of national courts 14 Which case relates to the acte clair principle? FotofrostCilfitKoblerWWFEurocontrol 15 Which case held that a member state is liable if it fails to refer a question to the court of justice? WWFEurocontrolBroeckmeulenKoblerCartesio 16 How many cases were pending at the end of 2008? 200816767333 17 What is the average waiting time for a case? 20 months16. 8 months8 months10. 6 months63. 5 months 18 How many judgements did the court give in 2008? 1993334816 A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires