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]: In Article 7 (1) of Directive 72/464/EEC, the words 'period of 36 months' shall be replaced by the words 'period of 48 months'. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
[A]: Directive


[Q]: Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 is replaced by the following:'2. The Member State shall pay the amount of aid to the grower within the two months following the lodging of the application and at the latest on 31 July of the year following the year of the harvest.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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


[Q]: The export refunds laid down in Article 9 of Regulation Nos 122/67/EEC and 123/67/EEC shall, on application, be fixed in advance for the products listed in the Annex. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 571/70 (10) of 26 March 1970 determining the list of egg products covered by the provisions for the advance fixing of export refunds and the destination of such products, as last amended by Regulation No 345/71 (11), is repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1973.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
[A]:
Regulation