THE TOPICS COVERED AND METHODOLOGY
The Topics Covered
1. The concept of goods
2. Free movement of goods
3. Tariff restrictions
- Customs duties and Article 30 TFEU
- Taxation of goods and Article 110 TFEU
- Unilaterally applicable measures
- Generally applicable measures
- Extent of prohibition
- MEEs to customs duties
- Direct and indirect discrimination under Article 110 TFEU
- Complementarity and exclusiveness of Articles 30 and 110 TFEU
- Distinctly and indistinctly applicable measures
- MEEs to quantitative restrictions (MEEQRs)
- Derogations under Article 36 TFEU
-Public policy
-Public security
-Protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants
-Protection of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value
-Protection of industrial and commercial property (i.e intellectual property rights)
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Derogations based on case law (mandatory requirements)
The Learning Process
The student first works with the theoretical basis, Treaty Articles and secondary
law on free movement of goods. Thereafter the student works with the
case law of the CJEU on free movement of goods and identifies the structure of
the free movement of goods case law. The student performs exercises in the
e-learning environment.
Grading
Graded will be the general understanding of the theoretical
background combined with the practical skills of finding the relevant case law
of the CJEU and working with the case law, understanding the case law, and
solving the relevant case patterns.
The method of grading:
The student has performed exercises in the e-learning environment.
The grade constitutes 10% of the final grade.
The method of grading:
The student has performed exercises in the e-learning environment.
The grade constitutes 10% of the final grade.