Free Movement of Goods Exam Notes

Free Movement of Goods Exam Notes Free Movement of Goods is one of the four fundamental freedoms established by treaty of Rome 1957.  Article 26 TFEU; An internal market shall comprise an area without internal frontiers with the concept of single market.  This can be achieved through (a) Removal of existing Barriers which is called negative integration and (b) Harmonization of national rules are called positive integration.  This chapter is divided into three parts; a. Monetary or tariff barriers falls under article 28 and 30 TFEU. b. Discriminatory Taxation Falls under article 110 TFEU c. Non Monetary barriers fall under article 34, 35 and 36 TFEU.  Does Free Movement of Goods rights under the above article apply in only Cross border situations? No, a purely internal situation is also covered as was in case of Jersey Produce Marketing organization v. State of Jersey (potatoes imported from channel Islands with in Uk but there was a charge applied held to be breach of article 35 TFEU)