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.

By way of derogation from Article 1 of Directive 77/388/EEC, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are hereby authorized to implement the said Directive by 1 January 1979 at the latest. This Directive is addressed to Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Directive

Having regard to the decrees of 14 February 1977 concerning the amendment to the sums of investment allowable in pig-farming and the amendment to the annual amount of the aid for the keeping of management accounts, the provisions for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC in France continue to satisfy the conditions for a Community financial contribution towards common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Decision

A Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry (hereinafter called the 'Committee') is hereby set up and shall consist of representatives of the Member States with a representative of the Commission as Chairman. The Committee shall, in the cases and under the conditions provided for therein, carry out the duties devolving upon it by the Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating material.It may, moreover, consider any other question arising under such Directives and referred to it by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

Decision