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Table of European legislation |
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Table of other legislation |
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Map of the European Union |
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1 | (11) |
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11 | (1) |
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2 The constitutional base of the Union |
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12 | (30) |
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The period up to the Single European Act 1986 |
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13 | (1) |
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The Single European Act 1986 |
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14 | (2) |
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The Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty) 1993 |
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16 | (1) |
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The Treaty of Amsterdam (signed June 1997, entered into force 1 May 1999) |
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16 | (1) |
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The Nice Treaty (adopted December 2001, entered into force 1 February 2003) |
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17 | (2) |
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The Treaty of Lisbon (signed December 2007, entered into force 1 December 2009) |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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Structure of the Treaties |
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25 | (15) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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3 The institutions of the European Union |
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42 | (37) |
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42 | (2) |
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The history of the institutions |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (6) |
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Decision-making procedure of the Council: voting procedures |
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52 | (3) |
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The Luxembourg Accords and the `Ioannina Compromise' |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (9) |
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66 | (7) |
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The Court of Justice of the European Union and the General Court |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) |
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74 | (1) |
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Committee of the Regions (COR) |
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75 | (1) |
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The European Investment Bank |
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75 | (2) |
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The European Central Bank |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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4 The European Courts: composition, functions, jurisdiction; preliminary rulings |
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79 | (29) |
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79 | (6) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (3) |
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Jurisdiction of national courts |
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92 | (2) |
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Discretionary and mandatory references |
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94 | (1) |
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When should a national court refer? |
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95 | (2) |
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Should national courts always make a reference? |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (1) |
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Effects of preliminary rulings |
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101 | (1) |
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The future of preliminary rulings |
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101 | (1) |
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The scope of references for preliminary rulings |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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5 The European Union legal system |
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108 | (32) |
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109 | (8) |
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Public international law in EU Courts |
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117 | (3) |
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Secondary Union legislation |
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120 | (6) |
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126 | (1) |
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Decision-making procedure of the Commission (comitology) |
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126 | (7) |
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133 | (5) |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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6 General principles of law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights |
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140 | (46) |
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General principles---their role in the EU's legal order |
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140 | (6) |
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Overarching principles of the Union legal order |
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146 | (15) |
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Fundamental human rights in the Union |
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161 | (16) |
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Principles of administrative justice and good governance |
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177 | (7) |
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Summary of the Impact of Brexit |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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7 Doctrines of European Union law: direct effect, supremacy, state liability for breach of EU law and other remedies |
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186 | (63) |
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(I) Direct applicability and direct effect |
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186 | (1) |
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Direct effect of Treaty Articles |
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187 | (2) |
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Direct effect of international agreements binding upon the EU |
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189 | (2) |
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Direct effect of regulations |
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191 | (1) |
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Direct effect of directives |
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191 | (3) |
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Horizontal and vertical direct effect |
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194 | (2) |
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Direct effect of the Charter |
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196 | (1) |
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Other means of giving maximum effect to EU law |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (1) |
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The doctrine of supremacy |
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201 | (4) |
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EU law in the United Kingdom |
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205 | (7) |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (5) |
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220 | (1) |
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A sample of other Member States' issues with the supremacy doctrine |
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221 | (4) |
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(III) State liability and other remedies in EU law |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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The principle of effective remedies |
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228 | (1) |
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The principle of equivalence |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (4) |
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The creation of a uniform Union remedy |
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234 | (11) |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (2) |
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8 Public enforcement of EU law (Articles 258--260 TFEU); review of legality and damages (Articles 263, 265, 268, 277 and 340(2) TFEU) |
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249 | (51) |
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(I) Public enforcement of EU law |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (12) |
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Consequences of the judicial phase: financial penalties under Article 260 TFEU |
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262 | (4) |
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266 | (1) |
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The Article 259 TFEU procedure |
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267 | (2) |
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(II) Review of legality and damages |
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269 | (1) |
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Action for annulment: Article 263 TFEU |
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269 | (17) |
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Article 263 TFEU and Article 267 TFEU |
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286 | (2) |
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Actions for failure to act: Article 265 TFEU |
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288 | (3) |
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Contractual and tortious liability of the Union |
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291 | (5) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (2) |
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9 Free movement of goods (I): the abolition of customs duties and internal taxation |
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300 | (22) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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Free movement of goods provisions in the TFEU |
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302 | (1) |
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Customs duties and common customs tariff |
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303 | (1) |
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Charges having equivalent effect to a customs duty |
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304 | (5) |
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Charges falling within the scope of internal taxation |
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309 | (10) |
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Summary of the Impact of Brexit |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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10 Free movement of goods (II): quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect |
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322 | (41) |
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Prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect |
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322 | (7) |
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Grounds of derogation under Article 36 TFEU |
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329 | (6) |
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Confining Dassonville: developing the rule of reason |
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335 | (2) |
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Developing the list of mandatory requirements |
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337 | (4) |
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Principles of mutual recognition and equivalence |
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341 | (2) |
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Reaching the limits of Article 34 TFEU? |
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343 | (1) |
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Keck and certain selling arrangements |
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344 | (4) |
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Presentation requirements |
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348 | (2) |
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The conditions in Keck and the difficulties in finding a consistent rule |
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350 | (4) |
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The blurred distinction between Article 36 TFEU and `mandatory requirements' |
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354 | (3) |
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357 | (3) |
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Directive 2015/1535/EU on the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and rules on Information Society services |
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360 | (1) |
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Summary of the Impact of Brexit |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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11 Free movement of services: the freedom to provide and receive services |
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363 | (29) |
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The service economy and the law on services |
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363 | (3) |
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Non-discrimination and the direct effect of Article 56 TFEU |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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Economic services and other activities |
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369 | (1) |
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Services and cross-border activity |
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370 | (1) |
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The freedom to provide a service |
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371 | (1) |
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The freedom to receive services |
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371 | (1) |
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Services that move, where the provider and recipient do not |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (2) |
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Limitations on services freedom |
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375 | (1) |
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Public interest grounds limiting the Article 56 TFEU freedom |
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376 | (5) |
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Health care provision and the receipt of services |
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381 | (2) |
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Proportionality and limitations on services |
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383 | (2) |
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385 | (3) |
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The focus on market access and the facilitation of services |
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388 | (2) |
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Summary of the Impact of Brexit |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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12 Free movement of persons and services and freedom of establishment |
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392 | (61) |
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Historical development of free movement of persons and freedom of establishment |
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393 | (3) |
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396 | (19) |
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415 | (11) |
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Exceptions to the free movement of workers, establishment and services |
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426 | (9) |
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Special cases of free movement |
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435 | (16) |
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Summary of the Impact of Brexit |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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13 Citizenship and free movement rights: beyond economic links |
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453 | (27) |
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453 | (6) |
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459 | (13) |
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Political citizenship and European Citizens' Initiative |
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472 | (2) |
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Problems with citizenship |
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474 | (4) |
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Summary of the Impact of Brexit |
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478 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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14 Competition law and policy |
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480 | (159) |
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The aims of competition law |
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480 | (2) |
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Overview of the Treaty Articles |
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482 | (3) |
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485 | (26) |
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Article 102 TFEU: abuse of a dominant position |
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511 | (110) |
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17 EU relations with third states and international organisations |
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621 | (1) |
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Key TEU/TFEU provisions on external relations |
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621 | (1) |
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622 | (2) |
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Role of the Court of Justice of the European Union |
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624 | (1) |
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Procedure for concluding international agreements |
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625 | (1) |
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Provisional application of international agreements |
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625 | (1) |
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EU international agreements with third countries and international organisations |
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625 | (1) |
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626 | (1) |
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627 | (1) |
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Relationships between the EU and a selection of neighbouring third countries |
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627 | (8) |
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The EU and multilateral agreements |
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635 | (1) |
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The EU in a selection of international organisations |
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635 | (1) |
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636 | (1) |
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637 | (2) |
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