ECON-1006EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Reinheitsgebot, Consumer Protection, Muesli
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Cullet v. centre leclerc case study: type: art. 36 tfeu public policy: facts: concerns a law fixing price of fuel. Price fixing (a max or min price); states do this for wide variety of reasons: judgement: court analyzed the system put in place by french legislation and even recognized that such measure is not necessarily violating eu law. Public policy doesn"t justify restriction of free trade. 36 tfeu life of humans, animals or plants: facts: concerns a dutch ban of muesli bars containing added vitamins, judgement: court confirmed that its possible for netherlands to base ban on imports on this derogation. Purity of german beer: type: mandatory requirements consumer protection, facts: german has reinheitsgebot (law stating that a beer can only be manufactured int 4 ingredients; water, malted barley, hops and yeasts; anything else is no). Beers that don"t comply with this recipe gets. Tagged (many foreign beers do not comply [e. g. guinness contains roasted barley]).