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• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Table of Cases
• 1 The constitution and character of EU law
• 1.1 Origins and background
• 1.1.1 The concept of a single Europe
• 1.1.2 The background to the European Union (Community)
• 1.1.3 The creation of the Treaties
• 1.2 The development of the Treaties (from EC, ECSC, EURATOM, to SEA, TEU, ToA, ToN and ToL)
• 1.3 Basic aims and objectives of EU law and supranationalism
• 1.4 The European Union
• 1.4.1 General
• 1.4.2 The institutions of the Union
• 1.4.3 The objectives of the Union
• 1.4.4 Common foreign and security policies
• 1.4.5 Area of freedom, security and justice
• 1.4.6 Final provisions of the TEU
• 1.4.7 Some criticisms of the TEU
• 2 The Institutions of the European Union
• 2.1 The development of the Institutions
• 2.2 The Council
• 2.3 The European Commission
• 2.4 The European Parliament
• 2.5 The Court of Justice
• 2.6 The other major Institutions
• 3 The sources of European law
• 3.1 Primary sources – the Treaties
• 3.1.1 The structure of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (replacing EC Treaty)
• 3.1.2 The principles
• 3.1.3 The Union policies
• 3.1.4 Rules on the institutions and on procedure
• 3.1.5 The general and final provisions
• 3.2 Secondary sources – Regulations, Directives and Decisions
• 3.2.1 The acts of the Institutions
• 3.2.2 Regulations
• 3.2.3 Directives
• 3.2.4 Decisions
• 3.3 The process of legislating
• 3.3.1 Introduction
• 3.3.2 The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (formerly the co-decision procedure)
• 3.3.3 The Special Legislative Procedure
• 3.4 Non-binding secondary legislation
• 3.5 General principles of law
• 3.5.1 General
• 3.5.2 Proportionality
• 3.5.3 Equality
• 3.5.4 Legal certainty and procedural rights
• 3.5.5 The protection of fundamental human rights
• 3.5.6 Subsidiarity
• 3.6 Case law of the ECJ
• 4 Enforcement of EU law
• 4.1 Enforcement: introduction
• 4.2 Art 258 infringement proceedings against Member States
• 4.2.1 Introduction
• 4.2.2 Actions by the Commission under Art 258
• 4.2.3 Actions brought by Member States under Art 259
• 4.3 Art 263 actions against Institutions for exceeding powers
• 4.3.1 Introduction
• 4.3.2 Locus standi
• 4.3.3 Substantive grounds for review
• 4.3.4 Procedure
• 4.4 Art 265 actions against Institutions for a failure to act
• 4.4.1 General
• 4.4.2 Admissibility
• 4.4.3 Grounds for review
• 4.5 Art 340 actions for damages
• 4.5.1 General
• 4.5.2 Admissibility
• 4.5.3 Conditions for liability
• 5 The relationship between EU law and national law
• 5.1 Supremacy of EU law
• 5.1.1 The reasons for the doctrine of supremacy
• 5.1.2 The early statements of supremacy
• 5.1.3 Continued development of the doctrine
• 5.1.4 Responses to supremacy by Member States
• 5.2 Direct applicability and direct effect
• 5.2.1 Introduction
• 5.2.2 The basic requirements for direct effect
• 5.2.3 The basic distinction between vertical and horizontal direct effect
• 5.2.4 Direct effect and Treaty articles
• 5.2.5 Direct effect and Regulations
• 5.2.6 Direct effect and Decisions
• 5.2.7 Direct effect and Directives
• 5.2.8 Indirect effect
• 5.2.9 State liability for failure to implement
• 5.3 Art 267 references and preliminary rulings
• 5.3.1 Introduction
• 5.3.2 The scope of the Art 267 procedure
• 5.3.3 The meaning of ‘any court or tribunal’
• 5.3.4 Paragraph 2 and the discretion to refer
• 5.3.5 Paragraph 3 and the obligation to refer
• 5.3.6 The limitations on making references
• 5.3.7 The effect of preliminary ruling under Art 267
• 6 Introduction to the law of the internal market
• 6.1 The aims of the single market
• 6.2 The four freedoms
• 7 Art 34 and Art 35 and the free movement of goods
• 7.1 Prohibitions on quantitative restrictions on imports (Art 34) and exports (Art 35)
• 7.2 Prohibitions on measures having equivalent effect (MEQRs)
• 7.3 Art 36 and the derogations from Art 34 and Art 35
• 7.4 The Cassis de Dijon principle
• 7.5 Art 35 and exports
• 8 Art 30 and customs tariffs, and Art 110 and discriminatory taxation
• 8.1 Art 30 and prohibition on customs duties and charges having equivalent effect
• 8.2 Art 110 and discriminatory taxation
• 9 Art 45 and the free movement of workers
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 The character and extent of Art 45
• 9.3 The definition of ‘worker’
• 9.4 Workers’ families
• 9.5 Rights of entry and residence
• 9.6 The right to equal treatment
• 9.7 The right to permanent residence under Directive 2004/38
• 9.8 Free movement and professional sport
• 9.9 Social security provisions
• 9.10 Limitations on free movement
• 9.11 Public service employment
• 10 Art 49 and freedom of establishment; Art 56 and the right to provide services
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Freedom of establishment
• 10.3 The freedom to provide and receive services
• 11 EU competition law
• 11.1 The purpose and character of competition law
• 11.1.1 The purpose of competition law
• 11.1.2 The character of competition law
• 11.2 Art 101 and restrictive practices
• 11.2.1 The basic prohibition in Art 101
• 11.2.2 The elements of proof for an action under Art 101
• 11.2.3 Activities falling outside of the scope of Art 101
• 11.3 Art 102 and abuse of a dominant position
• 11.3.1 Introduction
• 11.3.2 The existence of a dominant position
• 11.3.3 The abuse of the dominant position
• 11.3.4 Affecting trade between Member States
• 11.4 Merger control
• 11.4.1 Merger control under Art 101 and Art 102
• 11.4.2 Merger control originally under Regulation 4064/89
• 11.4.3 Reform of procedure under Regulation 139/2004
• 11.5 Procedural rules
• 11.5.1 Introduction
• 11.5.2 Notification of agreements
• 11.5.3 The investigative power of the Commission
• 11.5.4 Judicial powers of the Commission
• 11.5.5 Available penalties
• 11.5.6 Review by the Court
• 12 Art 157 and anti-discrimination law
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Art 157 and equal pay
• 12.2.1 The meaning of pay
• 12.3 Equal Pay and Directive 2006/54
• 12.3.1 Equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value
• 12.4 Equal treatment
• 12.5 Directive 79/7 and equal treatment in matters of social security
• 12.6 Directive 86/613 and equal treatment in self-employment
• 12.7 The wider anti-discrimination agenda
• 13 The social dimension
• 13.1 Art 20 and citizenship
• 13.2 Social policy
• 13.2.1 Background
• 13.2.2 The Social Charter
• 13.2.3 Treaty of Amsterdam and the new framework
• 13.2.4 The European Social Fund
• 13.3 Protection of workers
• 13.4 Protection of consumers
• 13.5 The Charter of Rights
• Appendix
• Index