1. The fundaments of the single European market
Tamas Dezso Ziegler
The fundaments of the single European market
(an overview)

2. The single European market (单一的欧洲市场 - 單一的歐洲市場
28 states (Brexit – UK may leave the EU)
+ Iceland, Switzerland, Norway, Lichtenstein (European Economic Area)

3. Four freedoms (四個自由, 四个自由)
- EU: independent legal system
Intra-EU trade
Slightly similar: ASEAN+6
Free movement of goods
Free movement of persons
Free movement of services
Free movement of capital

4. Free movement of goods (貨物的自由流動 - 货物的自由流动)
No customs (沒有義務- 没有义务)
No discriminating tax
No quantitative restriction (quotas)

5. Free movement of goods (貨物的自由流動 - 货物的自由流动)
EU customs Union (歐盟海關聯盟 - 欧盟海关联盟)
Source: openeurope.org.uk

6. Court of Justice of the European Union (歐洲法院 - 欧洲法院)

7. Dassonville case Whiskey
No extra measure is necessary to prove it’s really from Scotland

8. Cassis de Dijon case
Germans did not allow to sell certain „lighter” alcoholic beverages
EU court: they must accept them

9. Keck case
France: supermarkets could not sell goods cheaper than their original purchase price
EU court: this is conform with the single market

10. Free movement of persons (人員自由移 - 人员自由移动)
EU citizensip (citizens of a country): free move without barriers
Third countries: Short term: EU rules on visa
Third cuntries: long term: national/state law applies
Family unification
(Zu & Chen case)

11. Refugee law (難民法 – 难民法)
Syria, Iraq
Tensions in the EU

12. Schengen zone No control at the borders inside the EU!
Strict control of external borders
Database (Schengen Information System II): for criminals and objects

13. Ruttili case Former criminals may also freely move
Unless they are proven to be dangerous

14. Van Duyn case Scientology (科學神教 - 科学神教)
Public order can be a reason of refusal

15. Free „movement” of companies (公司的移動 - 公司的移动)
Only establishment of a company within the EU by an EU citizen is free

16. Free flow of services
Prividing services
AND
Using services

17. Hospital EU citizens may use hospitals abroad
European Health Insurance Card

18. Lawyers May represent clients in the courts of any European country
„THE Law Society of Ireland dealt with a surge in queries on Friday from UK lawyers seeking information on how to be admitted to practise in Ireland, after the unexpected “leave” result in the Brexit referendum”.

19. Free flow of capital (自由流動的資本 - 资本自由流动)
May transfer money from an EU member country to the other EU member country
No permission is necessary
States may ask for a notification
Also the investment of money is free!!!!

20. Free flow of capital (自由流動的資本 - 资本自由流动)
Tensions: who should be entitled to buy land in a country?

21. Free flow of capital (自由流動的資本 - 资本自由流动)
Strategically important companies: may states have more rights than other shareholders?
And to do other strategic changes (change of directors, etc.) as well…
Source: Diana Liu,