Self-Control Exercises on Tariff Restrictions II
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Read the paragraph below and fill in the missing words.
Article 30 TFEU prohibits
and
having equivalent effect. Article 110 TFEUÂ regulates
of goods
a Member State.
True-False Questions1. Article 110 regulates taxation of goods within a Member State. Article 110, nevertheless, relates to imported goods.
True False
2. Article 110 regulates taxation of goods within a Member State. Article 110, nevertheless, relates to goods within the EU.
True False
3. A difference in taxation is relevant under Article 110 TFEU only where it has effect on the EU market.
True False
4. The first sentence of Article 110 reads: "No Member State shall impose, directly or indirectly, on the products of other Member States any internal taxation of any kind in excess of that imposed directly or indirectly on similar domestic products." Thus, this sentence prohibits discrimination of similar goods.
True False
5. The second sentence of Article 110 reads: "Furthermore, no Member State shall impose on the products of other Member States any internal taxation of such a nature as to afford indirect protection to other products." This sentence prohibits discrimination of dissimilar goods that are in competition with each other.
True False
6. Article 110 prohibits both direct discrimination and indirect discrimination.
True False
7. Article 30 TFEU and Article 110 TFEU are mutually exclusive.
True False
8. Article 30 TFEU and article 110 TFEU are not complementary.
True False
9. Article 30 TFEU prohibits customs duties on imports and exports and charges having equivalent effect. A duty cannot simultaneously be customs duty and charge having equivalent effect.
True False