10. Free movement of goods (II): quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect
This chapter reviews the law on the free movement of goods in the EU. It discusses the following: prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect; grounds of derogation under Article 36 of the TFEU; indistinctly applicable measures and mandatory requirements, Cassis de Dijon and developing the list of mandatory requirements; principles of mutual recognition and equivalence; case C-267 and 268/91 Keck and Mithouard (1993) and certain selling arrangements; presentation requirements; the conditions in Keck and the difficulties in finding a consistent rule; the blurred distinction between Article 36 TFEU and “mandatory requirements”; Article 35 TFEU; and Directive 98/34 on the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations.