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 Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending Tables I and II annexed to Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic 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.

A: Regulation
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Q: The Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is annexed hereto. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Protocol referred to in Article 1 and to confer on him the necessary powers to bind the Community (1). This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1975.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

A: Regulation
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Q: The European Convention for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.The text of the Convention is annexed to this Decision. The President of the Council shall deposit the instrument of approval in accordance with Article 14 of the Conventionxa0(9).When depositing the instrument of approval, the President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 16 of the Convention, state that the Convention will not apply to Greenland.

A:
Decision
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