SUMMARY: Notes & presentations
BBM 103A – 2020 - 2021
PART 2 - EUROPEAN LAW
PROFESSOR DR. MICHAEL JAENSCH
,Table of Contents
1 – HISTORY OF THE EU................................................................................................................... 3
THE 50’S AND 60’S..................................................................................................................................4
THE 70’S AND 80’S..................................................................................................................................5
THE 90’S TO NOW....................................................................................................................................6
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS............................................................................................................................8
RECAP...................................................................................................................................................9
2 – THE INSTITUTIONS...................................................................................................................... 9
LIST OF EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS...........................................................................................................10
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.........................................................................................................10
EUROPEAN COUNCIL...............................................................................................................................12
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT........................................................................................................................13
EUROPEAN COMMISSION........................................................................................................................14
COURT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (ECJ)................................................................................................14
RECAP.................................................................................................................................................15
3 – THE SOURCES OF EUROPEAN LAW....................................................................................... 17
PRIMARY EU LAW..................................................................................................................................17
THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION = TEU.............................................................................................17
THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.................................................................18
SECONDARY EU LAW.............................................................................................................................19
REGULATION..........................................................................................................................................19
DIRECTIVE..............................................................................................................................................20
NATURE OF EU LAW..............................................................................................................................22
SUPRANATIONALISM...............................................................................................................................22
EU INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY AREAS........................................................................................................23
4 – THE INTERNAL MARKET: BASIC FREEDOMS........................................................................ 23
THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, ART. 34 – 37 TFEU...........................................................................24
THERE IS A 4-CRITERIA-TEST FOR MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT (MEQR)...............................24
EXAMPLE(S)...........................................................................................................................................25
WHAT ABOUT THE FOLLOWING CASES?....................................................................................................26
THE FREE MOVEMENTS OF WORKERS, ART. 45 – 48 TFEU......................................................................27
BOSMAN (CASE C-415/93)......................................................................................................................27
THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES, ART. 56 – 62 TFEU....................................................................29
SAEGER/DENNEMEYER (CASE 76/90)......................................................................................................29
THE FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT, ART. 49 – 55 TFEU..........................................................................30
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,GEBHARD (CASE C-55/94)......................................................................................................................30
ÜBERSEERING (CASE C-208/00).............................................................................................................31
RECAP: COMPANY SEAT OR FOUNDING SEAT PRINCIPLE...........................................................................32
IMPACT OF EU-LAW ON INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LAW............................................................................33
TESTING THE COMPANY SEAT PRINCIPLE (ECJ CASE ÜBERSEERING)..........................................................34
INSPIRE ART CASE..................................................................................................................................34
1 – HISTORY OF THE EU
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, On the second picture we can see that Algeria is colored blue, although they aren’t a part of Europe now they
were back in 1957. The reason behind that is because they were a French colony. Once Algeria became
independent it left. There is also another region that isn’t part of Europe but of Northern America, Greenland. It
belongs to Denmark, but left the European Union in 1986 because they didn’t approve of the fishing quota’s.
Languages spoken in the EU:
English Dutch French German Spanish Italian
Greek Estonian Latvian Maltese Slovak Slovenian
Czech Bulgarian Hungarian Polish Croatian Swedish
Danish Finnish Irish Lithuanian Portuguese Romanian
THE 50’S AND 60’S
1952 – European Coal and Steel Community: ECSC
In 1952 and 1958 the 6 founding states came together to facilitate the in- and exportation of their goods. The
founding states are: France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands. For the first time, these
states made an organ that is above sovereign states = Supranational. This means that the organ makes
decisions for itself and doesn’t have to take into ‘consideration’ the sovereignty of the countries. This means
that if they pass a law or resolution, it is binding and not only a recommendation.
The organ has legislative power.
1958 – European Economic Community: EEC
European Atomic Energy Community: Euratom
1967 – Single Council and Single Commission
1968 – The Custom Union (abolishing all customs between the member states, introducing the common
customs tariff)
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BBM 103A – 2020 - 2021
PART 2 - EUROPEAN LAW
PROFESSOR DR. MICHAEL JAENSCH
,Table of Contents
1 – HISTORY OF THE EU................................................................................................................... 3
THE 50’S AND 60’S..................................................................................................................................4
THE 70’S AND 80’S..................................................................................................................................5
THE 90’S TO NOW....................................................................................................................................6
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS............................................................................................................................8
RECAP...................................................................................................................................................9
2 – THE INSTITUTIONS...................................................................................................................... 9
LIST OF EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS...........................................................................................................10
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.........................................................................................................10
EUROPEAN COUNCIL...............................................................................................................................12
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT........................................................................................................................13
EUROPEAN COMMISSION........................................................................................................................14
COURT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (ECJ)................................................................................................14
RECAP.................................................................................................................................................15
3 – THE SOURCES OF EUROPEAN LAW....................................................................................... 17
PRIMARY EU LAW..................................................................................................................................17
THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION = TEU.............................................................................................17
THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.................................................................18
SECONDARY EU LAW.............................................................................................................................19
REGULATION..........................................................................................................................................19
DIRECTIVE..............................................................................................................................................20
NATURE OF EU LAW..............................................................................................................................22
SUPRANATIONALISM...............................................................................................................................22
EU INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY AREAS........................................................................................................23
4 – THE INTERNAL MARKET: BASIC FREEDOMS........................................................................ 23
THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, ART. 34 – 37 TFEU...........................................................................24
THERE IS A 4-CRITERIA-TEST FOR MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT (MEQR)...............................24
EXAMPLE(S)...........................................................................................................................................25
WHAT ABOUT THE FOLLOWING CASES?....................................................................................................26
THE FREE MOVEMENTS OF WORKERS, ART. 45 – 48 TFEU......................................................................27
BOSMAN (CASE C-415/93)......................................................................................................................27
THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES, ART. 56 – 62 TFEU....................................................................29
SAEGER/DENNEMEYER (CASE 76/90)......................................................................................................29
THE FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT, ART. 49 – 55 TFEU..........................................................................30
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,GEBHARD (CASE C-55/94)......................................................................................................................30
ÜBERSEERING (CASE C-208/00).............................................................................................................31
RECAP: COMPANY SEAT OR FOUNDING SEAT PRINCIPLE...........................................................................32
IMPACT OF EU-LAW ON INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LAW............................................................................33
TESTING THE COMPANY SEAT PRINCIPLE (ECJ CASE ÜBERSEERING)..........................................................34
INSPIRE ART CASE..................................................................................................................................34
1 – HISTORY OF THE EU
3 Emilie Dimitriou en Alexander Van Cauwelaert
, On the second picture we can see that Algeria is colored blue, although they aren’t a part of Europe now they
were back in 1957. The reason behind that is because they were a French colony. Once Algeria became
independent it left. There is also another region that isn’t part of Europe but of Northern America, Greenland. It
belongs to Denmark, but left the European Union in 1986 because they didn’t approve of the fishing quota’s.
Languages spoken in the EU:
English Dutch French German Spanish Italian
Greek Estonian Latvian Maltese Slovak Slovenian
Czech Bulgarian Hungarian Polish Croatian Swedish
Danish Finnish Irish Lithuanian Portuguese Romanian
THE 50’S AND 60’S
1952 – European Coal and Steel Community: ECSC
In 1952 and 1958 the 6 founding states came together to facilitate the in- and exportation of their goods. The
founding states are: France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands. For the first time, these
states made an organ that is above sovereign states = Supranational. This means that the organ makes
decisions for itself and doesn’t have to take into ‘consideration’ the sovereignty of the countries. This means
that if they pass a law or resolution, it is binding and not only a recommendation.
The organ has legislative power.
1958 – European Economic Community: EEC
European Atomic Energy Community: Euratom
1967 – Single Council and Single Commission
1968 – The Custom Union (abolishing all customs between the member states, introducing the common
customs tariff)
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