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  • Cover; THE JUDICIARY, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE EU INTERNAL MARKET; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; PART I; 1 Theorising the relationship between the judiciary and the legislature in the EU internal market; 1 The task of the legislature and judiciary
  • two extreme visions; 2 General theories on the relationship between the judiciary and the legislature; 3 The EU context; 3.1 The constitutional text; 3.2 The judiciary; 3.3 The legislature; 4 An introduction to the later chapters; 2 A competence to protect; 1 Introduction.
  • 2 The competence to pursue non-market aims by means of internal market legislation
  • before and after the Lisbon Treaty3 The practice of the European legislature; 4 A properly limited role for the CJEU; PART II; 3 Free movement of goods and EU legislation in the Court of Justice; 1 Introduction; 2 Exposing the need for European-level action: the Court points the way?; 3 Applying European legislation: the binding force of the free movement of goods principle; 4 Concluding remarks; 4 Minimum harmonisation, free movement and proportionality; 1 Introduction.
  • 2 The emergence of minimum harmonisation3 Differentiation as pragmatic response or normative agenda; 4 Minimum harmonisation and free movement; 5 Thin and thick conceptions of minimum harmonisation; 6 Proportionality and minimum harmonisation; 6.1 A stricter level of review?; 6.2 Case law: key messages; 6.2.1 Proportionality remains an independent exercise; 6.2.2 Where appropriate, the Court applies a light-touch review; 6.2.3 The EU minimum standard carries, generally, little independent normative weight; 7 Conclusion; 5 Legislatures, courts and the Unfair Terms Directive; 1 Introduction.
  • 2 The role of the CJEU2.1 The central role of the CJEU: issuing sanctions against incorrect implementation and interpreting the Directive within the framework of the preliminary reference mechanism; 2.2 References for preliminary rulings: interpretation v. application; 3 The role of the national legislature; 3.1 Respecting quality standards when implementing Directives; 3.2 Not narrowing down vague concepts to the detriment of the consumer; 3.3 Optionally providing for a higher level of protection
  • scope of minimum harmonisation; 4 The role of national courts.
  • 4.1 Application of the implementation legislation to the facts of the case4.2 Ex officio control; 5 Impact of the Directive on consumer rights; 6 Concluding remarks; 6 The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive; 1 Introduction; 2 Determining the practices falling within the scope of the UCP Directive; 2.1 A directive of maximum harmonisation; 2.2 The scheme set up by the UCP Directive; 2.3 The key role of Annex I in constraining national regulatory choices; 2.4 Beyond the practices listed in Annex I: the general clauses of the UCP Directive; 2.5 The exclusion of business-to-business practices?