Flow of Goods and Persons in the European Union

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Students will possess following abilities:
- detailed knowledge of the conditions for the implementation of cross-border movement of goods and persons in the EU,
- understanding of the legislation and legal text in the field of study,
- knowledge of relevant sources of information in the relevant legislation.
Students will obtain following skills:
- independence as well as team cooperation in solving specific problems in the field of application of rules for cross-border movement of goods and persons in the EU,
- responsible decision-making on the application of the relevant legislation in international business,
- the ability to present appropriately and professionally one's own views on solving specific problems when implementing the cross-border movement of goods and persons in the EU,
- think creatively and critically when applying the relevant rules in international business.
Students will gain following competences:
- to propose solutions related to the application of legislation governing the cross-border movement of goods and persons in the EU in specific cases and to effectively use the acquired knowledge in solving specific problems in the subject area,
- to develop the acquired knowledge in the subject area and to adapt their professional decisions accordingly,
- when conducting international business, to apply the relevant rules governing cross-border movement of goods and persons in the EU in practical situations.

Indicative content

Prohibition of customs duties and charges having equivalent effect, quantitative restrictions on trade and measures having equivalent effect, discriminatory or protective taxation, rules on the movement of persons within the EU internal market, be they workers, persons providing or receiving services, persons established in the host country Member State in order to pursue an economic activity as well as other EU citizens.

Support literature

1. KITTOVÁ, Zuzana (2022). Praktikum z európskeho a medzinárodného obchodného práva. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 194 s.
2. ANDENAS, Mads, BEKKEDAL, Tarjei, PANTALEO, Luca (2017). The Reach of Free Movement. Springer, 397 s.
3. CRAIG, Paul, DE BÚRCA, Grainne (2020). EU Law, Texts, Cases and Materials. 7th edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
4. FUNTA, Rastislav, Filip JURIŠ, Liudmyla GOLOVKO (2020). Európa a Európske právo. Vysoká škola Danubius - Fakulta práva Janka Jesenského (2. vydanie). 446 s.
5. SCHMIDT, Susanne, BLAUBERGER, Michael, MARTINSEN, Dorte (2019). Free Movement and Non-discrimination in an Unequal Union. Routledge, 164 s.
6. TOMÁŠEK, Michal a kol. (2021). Právo Evropské unie. Leges, 512 s.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the issue of movement of goods and persons as fundamental freedoms of the EU internal market. 2. Movement of goods - customs duties and charges having equivalent effect. 3. Movement of goods - quantitative restrictions and unwritten exceptions to their prohibitions. 4. Movement of goods - provisions regulating selling arrangements. 5. Movement of goods - legislative exceptions to the prohibition of restrictions. 6. Movement of goods - discriminatory and protective taxation. 7. Movement of goods and competition rules. 8. Movement of persons providing services. 9. Movement of persons receiving services. 10. Movement of workers. 11. Movement of persons established in the host Member State. 12. Movement of persons - EU citizenship. 13. Informal solution of problems of movement of goods and persons in the EU, evaluation of the course.

Requirements to complete the course

20% active participation and assignments in seminars
20% semester project
60% final written exam

Student workload

Total: study load 4 credits x 26 h = 104 hours
Separate study load for individual educational activities:
Attendance at seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for seminars: 13 hours
Preparing semester project: 26 hours
Preparation for the final exam: 39 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak, English

Date of approval: 06.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 25.10.2023