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Open competitions
COM/A/1/02 and COM/A/2/02

Administrators (A7/A6) and

Assistant administrators (A8)
in the fields of
"Agriculturell, "Fisherles" and "Environment"

Test e)
A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions
on the main developments in European integration
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and Community policies in a second Community

language

Questions numberedfrom 41 to 80

Wrong answers will not be penalised.

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41) The Schengen agreement concems
a) the free movement of persons.
b) the fínal location of the Community institutions.
c) the social policy of the Community.
d) the Community rules on anti-dumping.

42) The Court of Auditors does not have responsibility for

a) establishing penalties for misuse of European Union funds.

b) reporting on revenue and expenditure under the general budget of the European Union.
c) establishíng a statement of assurance on the relíability of.accounts.
d) special reports covering controls on specific arcas of management.

43) The European Investment Fund provides support to

a) regions in economic difficulty.

b) small and medium-sized businesses.
c) restructuring of the banking and services sector.
d) trans-European networks capital projects.

44) Which principle was at stake in the "Cassís de Dijon" case?

a) The precautionary principle

b) The polluter-pays principle
c) The mutual recognition principle
d) The principle of transparency

45);Fhe function of European Ombudsman was established by the

a) Treaty of Rome.
b) Treaty of Nice.
c) Treaty of Maastricht.
d) Treaty of Amsterdam.

46) Wlúo are the beneficiaries of the Cohesíon Fund?

a) The ACP States.

b) Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Italy.
c) The Member States whose per capita GNP is less than 90% of the Community
average.
d) The countries of the third world.
47) The European Food Safety Authority

a) gives scientific advice in the area of food safety.

b) authorises the composition and determines the nutritional value of animal feedingstuffis.
c) is concemed with food safety only if the products are intended for human consumption.
d) is drawing up a Conimunity codex on food safety in general.

48) The maximum number of Members of the European Parliament was set at 732 by the

a) Treaty of Nice.
b) Treaty of Rome.
c) Treaty of Anisterdam.
d) Treaty of Maastriclit.

49) The co-decision procedure, under which a certain number of decisions must be taken by comnion agreement
between the European Parliament and the, Council, was introduced by the

a) Treaty of Nice.
b) Treaty of Rome.
c) Treaty of Anisterdam.
d) Treaty of Maástricht.

-50) The budget of theEuropean Union in 2003 amounts to about

a) €40 billion.
b) €60 billion.
c) €80 billion.
d) €100 billion.

5 1) Which of the following Conimunity Initiatives does not come under the Structural Funds?

a), Leader
b) Life
c) Interrpg
d) Urban

52) The Office for Harmonisation in the Intemal Market is located in

a) Munich
b) Dublin
c) Alicante
d) Turin
53) The European Ombudsman is appoínted by

a) the European Commission.

b) the European Parliament.
c) the Council, on a proposal from the Commissíon.
d) none of these: he or she is elected by direct universal suffrage.

54) The Stresa Conference in 1958 concemed

a) the establishment of the Common Agricultural Policy.

b) the International Convention on the Environment.
c) the reform of the common fisheríes policy.
d) the preparation of the Maastricht Treaty.

55) In which year did the third enlargement take place?

a) 1973
b) 1979
c) 1986
d) 1995

56) The head office of Europol is in

a) Arnsterdam.
b) Antwerp.
c) Dublin.
d) The Hague.

57) In February 2000, 14 Member States of the European Union adopted political sanctions -against

a) Italy.
b) Afghanistan.
c) Austría.
d) Turkey.

58) The budgetary authority of the European Union comprises

a) the Commission and the Council.

b) the European Parliament: and the Council. c)
c) the European Parliament and the Commission. d)
d) the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

59) What is the name of the committee which officially prepares the meetings of the Council?

a) Ecofín b)
b) Coreper e)
c) The Budgetary Committee d)
d) The Friends of the Presidency
60) The European Convention comprises:

a) 105 members representing the European Institutions and the Institutions of the
Member States and the candidate countries.
b) 30 members of the European Parliament and 39 representatives of the 13 candidate
countries.
c) 50 members, a president and two vice-presidents.
d) 150 members.

61) The Treaty of Nice limited the number of members of the Commission to:

a) 30.
b) 25.
c) 2 per Member State.
d) 1 per Member State but the Council will determíne the exact number when the Union
has 27 Member States.

62) Which of the following countríes are members of the Schengen area?

a) San Marino, Andorra

b) Iceland, Norway ,
c) The United Kingdom, Ireland
d) Liechtenstein, Monaco

63) Which of the following expenditure is outside the general budget of the European Union?

a) The Common Agricultural Policy

b) The Structural Funds
c) The European Development Fund
d) Research

64) To what type of procedure is consumer protection policy subject?

a) Consultation
b) Co-decision
c) Cooperation
d) Assent

65) The European Community is a member of

a) the World Trade Organisation. Im.

b) the United Nations Organisation.

c) the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
d) the Intemational Labour Organisation.
66) The Stabilisation and Association Process is

a) the frarnework for the European Union's approach to South-East Europe.

b) the frarnework for the European Union's approach to the countries of Eastem Europe
and Central Asia.
c) the frarnework for the European Union's assistance to Afghanistan.
d) the frarnework for the European Union's approach to the Middle East.

67) Which of the following countries is a member of the European Environment Agency?

a) Croatia
b) Iceland
c) Switzerland
d) Ukraine

68) The "stability and growth pact" requires that Member States in the euro zone should not let their budget deficit
exceed what percentage of gross domestie product (GDP)?

a) 1%
b) 3% c)
c) 5%
d) 10%

69) The declaration adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference annexed to the Treaty of .Nice stipulates that all
European Council meetings will be held in Brussels when the Union comprises

a) 18 members.
b) 20 members.
c) 25 members.
d) 27 members.

70) According to the Nice Treaty, the minimum number of Member States required to establish "enhanced
cooperation" is

a)8.
b)10.
c)67% of the Member States.
d)a majority of the Member States.

71) The "Luxembourg Compromise" of 29 January 1966 related to

a) the taking of decisions by qualified majority. b)

b) the budgetary procedures of the EEC. c)
c) the siting of the European Parliament. d)
d) the free movement of workers.
72) The current term of the European Parliament runs from:

a) 1998 to 2003.
b) 2000 to 2005.
c) 1999 to 2004.
d) 1999 to 2005.

73) On what date did the Single European Act come into force?

a) 1 July 1987
b) 1 January 1989
c) 1 July 1992
d) 1 November 1993

74) Which of the fiallowing bodies is not an institution of the European Union?

a) The European Parliament

b) The Court of Auditors
c) The Court of Justice
d) The Council of Europe

75) European car-free day has been held in which month. since 2000?

a) March
b) June
c) September
d) December

76) A Member of the European Commission may be dismissed by

a) the European Parliament. b)

b) the Court of Justice. c)
c) the Council of the European Union. d)
d) the European Council.

77) Policy on visas, asylum and immigration was first made a Community responsibility by the Treaty of

a) Maastrícht.
b) Arnsterdarn.
c) Nice.
d) It is still an intergovermnental matter.

78) How many countries have implemented the Convention applying the S¿hengen Agreement?

a) 15
b) 14
c) 13
d) 2
79) The Treaty of Nice fixes the composition of the Court of Justice as:

a) 15 Judges and 8 Advocates general with a system of rotation among the Member
States laid down by the Council.
b) 1 Judge per Member State and 8 Advocates general.
c) 1 Judge per Member State and an even number of Advocates general equal to, half the
number of Judges (rounded up if necessary).
d) a number of Judges and Advocates general equal to, the number of Member States, the
number of Judges being fixed by the Council acting on a proposal from the Court after
each new accession.

80) How does the European Parliament decide on the accession of a new country to the Union?

a) By a simple majoníty of votes

b) By four-fifths of its component members
c) By an absolute majority of its component members
d) By two-thirds of the votes cast