INTERNAL MARKET LAW
Summary
ZINA AL JOUBORI
THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
, International Bachelor of Law 2020-2021
Course
ProgramSummary
151515 Internal Market Law Y2 – Q2
By Zina Al Joubori
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2
EU in a nutshell (Not important for the exam it is just for your own information) ........................................... 2
Case Tobacco Advertising I ........................................................................................................................3
Free Movement of Goods ................................................................................................................... 4
Article 28 & 30TFEU................................................................................................................................................... 4
Case of Van Gend and Loos .......................................................................................................................5
Article 110 TFEU.......................................................................................................................................6
Commission v. UK (Beer and Wine case) ....................................................................................................7
Article 34 & 35 & 36 TFEU ........................................................................................................................8
Freedom of Establishment ................................................................................................................ 10
Freedom of movement of services ..................................................................................................... 11
The Lava Case .........................................................................................................................................13
Free Movement of Workers .............................................................................................................. 17
Citizenship of the EU ................................................................................................................... 18
Zhu and Chen case ...............................................................................................................................21
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, International Bachelor of Law 2020-2021
Course
ProgramSummary
151515 Internal Market Law Y2 – Q2
By Zina Al Joubori
INTRODUCTION
➢ Internal market (Common market or Single market) sets out the ‘four freedoms’:
• Free movement of goods
• Free movement of people (workers)
• Freedom of establishment and the provision of services
• Freedom of establishment and the provision of services
Free movement of goods Free movement of people Freedom of Freedom movement of
establishment and the capital
provision of services
• Goods can move • EU citizens can easily • One company • You can invest your
around the EU without go from one EU registered in the EU money anywhere in the
barriers. country to another for Member State can EU
• No custom duties on family, study or work provide services in • European Monetary
the border. purposes. another EU Member Union
• No unfair taxation. • EU citizens do not States without
• No quotas. need a visa to relocate arranging additional
• No restrictions on size, to another EU Member permissions etc.
shape, packaging etc. State. • A company or a self-
• Basically, no employed person can
restrictions within the fully move their
EU. business to another EU
Member State (right of
establishment).
EU in a nutshell (Not important for the exam it is just for your own information )
➢ The EU in a nutshell:
• Established by the Treaty of Rome as the EEC (1957).
• Before the SEA (1987), it was difficult to achieve the harmonization of laws between the MS
• Adoption of SEA in 1987 introducing QMV.
• Subsequent Reform Treaties culminated in 2007 with the conclusion of the Treaty of Lisbon.
• The main purpose of the EEC was the creation of long-term normalized, friendly relations between
European nations after WWII through the liberalization of trade.
• The EU has never been just a free trade area despite the pro-Brexit narrative.
• Six stages of economic integration:
▪ Free Trade Area.
▪ Customs Union.
▪ Common Market.
▪ Economic union.
▪ Monetary Union.
▪ Fiscal Union.
• And now the EU has a common market
• The MS sharing the Euro have entered into a currency union (fifth stage), and there are talks of a fiscal
union (sixth stage).
• After that there is only full political integration.
• Different techniques to achieve economic integration:
▪ The founding Treaty was largely based on a negative integration approach.
▪ Mutual recognition is a textbook illustration of how negative integration works.
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Summary
ZINA AL JOUBORI
THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
, International Bachelor of Law 2020-2021
Course
ProgramSummary
151515 Internal Market Law Y2 – Q2
By Zina Al Joubori
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2
EU in a nutshell (Not important for the exam it is just for your own information) ........................................... 2
Case Tobacco Advertising I ........................................................................................................................3
Free Movement of Goods ................................................................................................................... 4
Article 28 & 30TFEU................................................................................................................................................... 4
Case of Van Gend and Loos .......................................................................................................................5
Article 110 TFEU.......................................................................................................................................6
Commission v. UK (Beer and Wine case) ....................................................................................................7
Article 34 & 35 & 36 TFEU ........................................................................................................................8
Freedom of Establishment ................................................................................................................ 10
Freedom of movement of services ..................................................................................................... 11
The Lava Case .........................................................................................................................................13
Free Movement of Workers .............................................................................................................. 17
Citizenship of the EU ................................................................................................................... 18
Zhu and Chen case ...............................................................................................................................21
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, International Bachelor of Law 2020-2021
Course
ProgramSummary
151515 Internal Market Law Y2 – Q2
By Zina Al Joubori
INTRODUCTION
➢ Internal market (Common market or Single market) sets out the ‘four freedoms’:
• Free movement of goods
• Free movement of people (workers)
• Freedom of establishment and the provision of services
• Freedom of establishment and the provision of services
Free movement of goods Free movement of people Freedom of Freedom movement of
establishment and the capital
provision of services
• Goods can move • EU citizens can easily • One company • You can invest your
around the EU without go from one EU registered in the EU money anywhere in the
barriers. country to another for Member State can EU
• No custom duties on family, study or work provide services in • European Monetary
the border. purposes. another EU Member Union
• No unfair taxation. • EU citizens do not States without
• No quotas. need a visa to relocate arranging additional
• No restrictions on size, to another EU Member permissions etc.
shape, packaging etc. State. • A company or a self-
• Basically, no employed person can
restrictions within the fully move their
EU. business to another EU
Member State (right of
establishment).
EU in a nutshell (Not important for the exam it is just for your own information )
➢ The EU in a nutshell:
• Established by the Treaty of Rome as the EEC (1957).
• Before the SEA (1987), it was difficult to achieve the harmonization of laws between the MS
• Adoption of SEA in 1987 introducing QMV.
• Subsequent Reform Treaties culminated in 2007 with the conclusion of the Treaty of Lisbon.
• The main purpose of the EEC was the creation of long-term normalized, friendly relations between
European nations after WWII through the liberalization of trade.
• The EU has never been just a free trade area despite the pro-Brexit narrative.
• Six stages of economic integration:
▪ Free Trade Area.
▪ Customs Union.
▪ Common Market.
▪ Economic union.
▪ Monetary Union.
▪ Fiscal Union.
• And now the EU has a common market
• The MS sharing the Euro have entered into a currency union (fifth stage), and there are talks of a fiscal
union (sixth stage).
• After that there is only full political integration.
• Different techniques to achieve economic integration:
▪ The founding Treaty was largely based on a negative integration approach.
▪ Mutual recognition is a textbook illustration of how negative integration works.
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