TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are provided with an article of the legal acts. Your task is to classify it into three categories (Regulation, Decision and Directive) based on its content: 1) Regulation is a binding legislative act that must be applied in its entirety on a set date across all the member states (European Union countries). 2) Decision is binding on those to whom it is addressed (e.g. an European Union country or an individual company) and is directly applicable. 3) Directive is a legislative act that sets out a goal that all  must achieve. However, it is up to the individual countries to devise their own laws on how to reach these goals.
PROBLEM: The schemes for the provision of socio-economic guidance for the agricultural community as notified by the Dutch Government on 3 June 1977, satisfy the  (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15.conditions for financial contribution from the Community towards common measures within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

SOLUTION: Decision

PROBLEM: The following Article is introduced after Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3282/73:'Article 3a'Bottler' means the natural or legal person, or the association of these persons who carries out or Commissions the carrying out of the bottling for his own account.'Bottling' means the putting up for commercial purposes of the products in question into containers of a capacity not exceeding 60 litres.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Regulation

PROBLEM: 1. Applications for reimbursement as referred to in Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 must be made out in accordance with the tables in the Annexes to this Decision.2. Member States shall send to the Commission, with their first application for reimbursement, copies of the texts of national implementing provisions and of administrative instructions, and all forms and/or other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the operation that are not mentioned in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78. Member States shall, for each recipient of aid, keep available for the Commission, for three years after the last repayment, all supporting documents, or certified copies of these, in their possession on the basis of which aid as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 was granted. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

SOLUTION:
Decision