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.

Q: The following three joint informatics studies are hereby adopted:    (a) study on data security and confidentiality;(b) study on programming techniques;(c) study on the evaluation and implementation of informatic systems.These studies are defined in section II of the Annex. The duration of the studies referred to in Article 1 shall be three years. The appropriations necessary for carrying them out, which represent 50 % of their cost, shall be entered in the budget of the European Communities. They shall amount to 1 245 000 units of account. 50 % of the cost of implementing the studies shall be borne by the institutes concerned. The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the studies. It shall be assisted by the Advisory Committee on Joint Data Processing Projects.The Commission shall submit a report to the Council annually.

A: Decision
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Q: Chapter VI in the Annex to Directive 80/1335/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. The following is added to point 5:'5.13. Filter paper, Whatman No 4 or equivalent'.2. The following is added to point 6.1:'6.1.1. Filter, with the aid of a vacuum pump if necessary, and retain the filtrate.6.1.2. Repeat the extraction step with a further 50 ml of distilled water. Filter and combine the filtrates.'3. At point 6.2, the reference to the solution should read 6.1.2 instead of 6.1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1988. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

A: Directive
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Q: The following shall be substituted for Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68:'1. The basic amount of the refund shall be fixed each month for the products listed in Article 1 (1) (d) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC.2. The basic amount for the products referred to in paragraph 1, with the exception of sorbose, shall be equal to one-hundredth of the amount established by taking into account:  (a) the difference between the intervention price for white sugar for the Community area with the largest surplus for the month for which the basic amount is fixed, and the quotations or prices for white sugar recorded on the world market;(b) the need to establish a balance between:- the use of Community basic products in the manufacture of processed goods for export to third countries, and- the use of third country products brought in under inward processing arrangements.  (1) OJ No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 309, 24.12.1968, p. 4. (3) OJ No L 143, 25.6.1968, p. 6.3. In the case of sorbose, the basic amount of the refund shall be equal to the basic amount of the refund less one-hundredth of the production refund valid pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 765/68 for the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation.4. The basic amount of the refund may not be altered between monthly fixings unless the spot price for 100 kilogrammes of white sugar quoted on the Paris Bourse is more than 0.60 units of account higher or lower than the spot price quoted on the day on which the basic amount in force was fixed.The variation of the basic amount of the refund may not exceed one-hundredth of the difference between the spot prices referred to in the first subparagraph.5. The application of the basic amount of the refund may be limited to some of the products listed in Article 1 (1) (d) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC.' The words 'for the month in which the product in question is exported' shall be deleted from Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.

A:
Regulation
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