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.

Input: Consider Input: The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending Table I annexed to Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community. 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.

Output: Regulation


Input: Consider Input: The following section is hereby inserted in Chapter IV of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC:'18a (a) The operator or proprietor of the establishment or his representative must conduct a regular check on the general hygiene of conditions of production in his establishment, including by microbiological controls in accordance with the fourth subparagraph.These controls should cover utensils, fittings and machinery at all stages of production and, if necessary, products.He must be in a position, upon request from the official service, to inform the official veterinarian or the Commission's veterinary experts of the nature, frequency and results of the controls conducted to this end, together with the name of the investigating laboratory if need be.The nature of these controls, their frequency, as well as the sampling methods and the methods for bacteriological examination will be stipulated in a code of good hygiene practices to be drawn up under the Article 16 procedure.(b) The official veterinarian will regularly analyze the results of the controls provided for in (a). He may, on the basis of this analysis, conduct further microbiological examinations at all stages of production or on the products.The results of these analyses will be written up in a report, the conclusions and recommendations of which will be notified to the operator, who will rectify the shortcomings noted with a view to improving hygiene. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest within six months of the adoption of the code referred to in Article 1.They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Output: Directive


Input: Consider Input: Article 4 of Decision 74/581/EEC shall be replaced by the following:'Article 41. The Commission, acting on the basis of the particulars contained in the applications for reimbursement, shall before 1 November decide to reimburse the full amount requested, provided the application is complete and submitted in due form within the time limits laid down.However, reimbursement may be made in accordance with this provision only if the application does not give rise to any immediate objection as regards either the accuracy of the particulars which it contains or compliance of the expenditure incurred with the provisions in force. If this condition is not fulfilled an appropriate reduction shall be made in the amount to be paid, after consultation with the Member State concerned.2. Where a thorough examination of the application for reimbursement shows that the amount paid in accordance with paragraph 1 is not that which is actually due, the situation shall be regularized as quickly as possible, generally when the next reimbursement is made.If the amount to be paid back when the next reimbursement is made is less than the undue portion of the amount previously reimbursed, or if the Member State in question does not submit applications for reimbursement for that year, it shall  (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. (4)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (5)OJ No L 320, 29.11.1974, p. 1. (6)OJ No L 222, 14.8.1976, p. 37.repay the amount due within time limits to be fixed by the Commission.' Article 5 of Decision 76/627/EEC shall be replaced by the following:'Article 51. The Commission, acting on the basis of the particulars contained in the applications for reimbursement shall, before 1 November decide to reimburse the full amount requested, provided the application is complete and submitted in due form within the time limits laid down.However, the reimbursement may be made in accordance with this provision only if the application does not give rise to any immediate objection as regards either the accuracy of the particulars which it contains or compliance of the expenditure incurred with the provisions in force. If this condition is not fulfilled an appropriate reduction shall be made in the amount to be paid, after consultation with the Member State concerned.2. Where a thorough examination of the application for reimbursement shows that the amount paid in accordance with paragraph 1 is not that which is actually due, the situation shall be regularized as soon as possible, generally when the next reimbursement is made.If the amount to be paid back when the next reimbursement is made is less than the undue portion of the amount previously reimbursed or if the Member State in question does not submit applications for reimbursement for that year, it shall repay the amount due within time limits to be fixed by the Commission.' This Decision is addressed to the Member States.


Output: Decision