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 Annexes to Directive 74/63/EEC are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. Member States shall, by 3 December 1988 at the latest, bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

SOLUTION: Directive

PROBLEM: 1. Point 1 of Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.2. Annex II to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby amended as follows:- the existing Annex II shall become Annex II, part A;- part B below shall be added:'B. Specific provisions relating to the labelling of products containing PCBs and PCTsWithout prejudice to the provisions of other Directives relating to the labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, Member States may require equipment and plant containing PCBs or PCTs also to display instructions concerning the disposal of PCBs and PCTs and the maintenance and use of equipment and plant containing them. These instructions must be capable of being read horizontally when the object containing the PCBs or PCTs is installed in the normal way. The inscription must stand out clearly from its background.Member States may require the inscription to be in a language which is understood in their territory.' 1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 1986 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

SOLUTION: Directive

PROBLEM: The apparatus described as 'Perkin Elmer differential scanning calorimeter, DSC-2C' which is the subject of an application by Germany of 21 January 1981 may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

SOLUTION:
Decision