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CAPABILITY:
Treaty articles are primary legislation without discretion they
are binding. They are both vertically and horizontal
directly effective.
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Defrenne (HORIZONTAL)
Lady brought action against Belgian airline (private
body) for discrimination, by art 157 TFEU concerning
equal pay.
Leonesio (VERTICAL)
Govt refused to pay cash, for EU regulations trying to
reduce milk production. Claimant slaughtered 5 of his
dairy cows and was owed compensation for it which
Antonio (HORIZONTAL)
Van Duyn
If the above stated was not used, this would make
directives useless, and reduce their effectiveness.
Marshall v Southampton
Establishes that directives can only be used vertically,
and not horizontally.
CRITERIA
REGULATIONS + TREATY ARTICLES same criteria is used
for both as they offer MS no discretion just straight
away implemented.
If the regulation or treaty article in question is capable of
being directly effective, we must see that it meats a certain
criteria to be utilized (VAN GEND CRITERIA) the reg. or treaty
art. Must be:
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CLEAR
across?)
PRECISE
(language precise)
INDIRECT EFFECT
Indirect effect is yet another way individuals can enforce EU rights.
It is an interpretive tool, used to interpret nat law in line w/ EU law,
which allows them to bring action against individuals (that failed in
direct effect) or other individuals as well. Uses purposive approach
on legislation, looking to the essence of law rather than literal
meaning. VON COLSON
Types of LEGISLATION
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STATE
STATE LIABILITY!!!!
State liability is a means to overcome the limitations of direct and
indirect effect.
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