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.
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Question: 1. Applications for reimbursement made by Member States as provided in Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 shall be submitted in accordance with the Tables set out in Annex I to this Regulation.2. The information set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be provided in respect of each recognized producer group so that the Commission may decide on the initial reimbursement of aid granted to those groups. Each Member State shall hold for inspection by the Commission for a period of two years from the date of the applications for reimbursement the supporting documents in its possession - or certified copies thereof - on the basis of which the aid provided for in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 was calculated.  (1)OJ No L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 86, 31.3.1973, p. 26.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Answer: Regulation


Question: The apparatus described as 'Optronic - optical radiation measurement system, model 740 A', which is the subject of an application by the United Kingdom Government of 22 October 1980, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Answer: Decision


Question: The provisions existing in Belgium and implementing Directive 72/159/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC, having regard to the provisions specified in the preamble, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Answer:
Decision