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Doctrine: Direct Effect
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Doctrine: Direct Effect
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- directly effective: provisions EU law / give rise rights or obligations / individual assert in national court
- Article 267 TFEU
preliminary ruling
referral to ECJ if necessary - national courts: must apply EU law / supreme over domestic legislation
Treaty Articles:
- directly applicable / do not require further domestic legislation / take effect on passing
Vertical: Individual v State
- vertical direct effect / purposive approach / concerns individuals not just state / joining EU limited sovereignty (Van Gend en Loos)
- Van Gend criteria: clear / precise / unconditional / no room for discretion in implementation
Horizontal: Individual v Individual
- horizontal direct effect / if Van Gend criteria satisfied (Defrenne v SABENA)
Regulations:
- Article 288 TFEU: directly applicable / do not require further domestic legislation / take effect on passing
Vertical: Individual v State
- vertical direct effect / if Van Gend criteria satisfied (Leonesio v Italian Ministry of Agriculture)
Horizontal: Individual v Individual
- horizontal direct effect / if Van Gend criteria satisfied (Antonio Munoz v Frumar)
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Doctrine: Direct Effect
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Directives:
- Article 288 TFEU: binding as to result / State choice
form & methods
/ implementing legislation required - properly implemented: not directly applicable / rely on domestic legislation
- non-implementation or faulty implementation: State breaches Article 288 TFEU / direct action to ECJ: Commission (Article 258 TFEU) or other Member State (Article 259 TFEU)
Vertical: Individual v Public Body
- vertical direct effect / Van Duyn: clear / precise / unconditional / Ratti: implementation date expired
- unclear: Article 267 TFEU
preliminary ruling
referral to ECJ
Horizontal: Individual v Individual
- no horizontal direct effect (Marshall) / confirmed (Faccini Dori v Recreb SRL)
Public body
Emanation of the State
: ECJ from HoL: whatever legal form / responsible for public service / under control of State / special powers for that purpose (Foster v British Gas)- Kampelmann: special powers / or public service
- Reiser Internationale: 3 Foster principles apply: public service / control of State / special powers
- privatised water company /
Emanation of State
(Griffin v South West Water)
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