When the directive is incorrectly implemented and the deadline

of implementation has not yet expired

When the Member States is in breach of its obligation

When the directive is sufficiently precise and

unconditional

When the directive is not implemented in time

Requires prior consultation with the

European Parliament

Requires unanimity in the Council

Is open for any country which

respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them

Requires

the consent of the national Parliaments

Requires the Union to choose a

directive over a regulation

Is prohibiting harmonization by EU

laws and rules

Allows the Union to act beyond the

limits of the competences of the Union

Is not automatically infringed when

the Union chooses a wrong legal basis

The EU has acceded to the ECHR and

is bound by the ECHR

The EU is under a legal obligation

to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of

the European Union belongs to the general principles of Union law

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of

the European Union has replaced the ECHR standards introduced through the

general principles within the EU

The

European Commission and the Council of Ministers.

The

European Commission and the European Council.

The

European Commission alone.

The

European Council and the Council of Ministers.

Three

European Commissions, three Councils of Ministers, one European Parliament and

one Court of Justice.

The

European Council, the Council of Ministers, three European Parliaments and

three Court of Justice.

The

European Commission, the Council of Ministers, three European Parliaments and

three Courts of Justice.

One European Commission, one Council of

Ministers, one European Parliament and one Court of Justice

The European Court of Justice is charged of

monitoring member states’ compliance with national law, while the European

Court of Auditors pays attention to budgetary control (looking at the European

Union budget only).

The

European Court of Justice is charged of monitoring member states’ legal compliance

with national law, while the European Court of Auditors pays attention to

budgetary control (looking at member states’ budgets only).

The European Court of Justice is charged of monitoring

the compliance concerning European Union law, while the European Court of

Auditors pays attention to budgetary control (looking at the European Union

budget only).

The European Court of Justice is charged of

monitoring the compliance concerning European Union law, while the European

Court of Auditors pays attention to budgetary control (looking at the member

states’ budgets only).

When

the Single European Act (1987) came into force.

When

the Single European Act (1993) came into force.

When

the Maastricht Treaty (1993) came into force.

When

the Maastricht Treaty (1987) came into force.

The Single European Act.

The

Treaty of Nice.

T

he

Maastricht Treaty.

The

Lisbon Treaty.

The European Commission, the European Council,

and the European Parliament.

The

European Commission, the Council of Ministers, and the European Parliament.

The

European Commission, the Council of Ministers, and the European Central Bank.

The European Council and the Council of

Ministers.