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: 1 . IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 700/73 THERE IS HEREBY INSERTED THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH 2A :' ( 2A ) IF THE FACTORY OF THE PRINCIPAL AND THAT OF THE PROCESSOR ARE SITUATED IN DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES THEN THE APPLICATION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 SHALL BE MADE TO THE TWO MEMBER STATES CONCERNED . IN THAT CASE THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED SHALL ACT IN CONCERT ON THE REPLY TO BE GIVEN , AND SHALL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO VERIFY THAT THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 2 ARE OBSERVED . '2 . ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 700/73 IS HEREBY DELETED .3 . ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 700/73 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :' ARTICLE 71 . THE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION LEVY VALID FOR A GIVEN MARKETING YEAR SHALL BE FIXED BEFORE 1 DECEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING MARKETING YEAR .2 . OVERALL LOSSES INCURRED IN DISPOSING OF THE QUANTITY PRODUCED IN THE COMMUNITY IN EXCESS OF THE GUARANTEED QUANTITY SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF :( A ) TOTAL SUGAR PRODUCTION IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THE MARKETING YEAR CONCERNED , EXPRESSED AS WHITE SUGAR , LESS :- THE GUARANTEED QUANTITY VALID FOR THAT MARKETING YEAR ,- QUANTITIES PRODUCED IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM QUOTAS ,- QUANTITIES WITHIN THE MAXIMUM QUOTA CARRIED FORWARD PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 31 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 ;( B ) A FIXED AMOUNT PER UNIT OF WEIGHT TO COMPENSATE LOSSES INCURRED IN DISPOSING OF THAT SUGAR . THIS AMOUNT SHALL CORRESPOND TO THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF LOSSES INCURRED IN DISPOSING OF SUGAR DURINT THE PERIOD 1 OCTOBER OF THE RELEVANT MARKETING YEAR TO 30 SEPTEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR , LESS THE EXPORT LEVY CHARGED DURING THE SAME PERIOD . ' THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1976 .THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

A: Regulation
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Q: 1. Quality standards shall be fixed for:- fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, falling within subheading No 06.03 A of the Common Customs Tariff,- fresh ornamental foliage, leaves, branches and other parts of plants falling within subheading No 06.04 A II of the Common Customs Tariff.2. These quality standards are defined in the Annexes. 1. From 1 July 1968, produce specified in Article 1 which does not comply with the quality standards may not:- within the Community, be put on sale or sold at the wholesale stage either by traders or directly by the producers,- be imported from a third country,- be exported to a third country.2. Member States may be authorised to take measures derogating from the provision of the third indent of paragraph 1 in respect of certain requirements of the quality standards in order to allow exporters to meet the trade requirements of certain third countries.Such authorisation shall be granted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 and the conditions to which the authorisation may be subject shall be fixed in accordance with the same procedure. 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
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Q: 1. Member States shall, in accordance with their national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, take the measures needed to recover disbursements in the event of failure to comply with the undertaking referred to in Article 2 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2517/69.Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures taken to this end and in particular of the stage reached by administrative and legal procedures.2. Where the amounts referred to in paragraph 1 are not recovered in full, the financial consequences shall be borne equally by the Community and by the Member State concerned, except those resulting from irregularities or negligence attributable to the administrative departments or authorities of the Member State concerned, which shall be borne entirely by that Member State.3. Amounts recovered under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2517/69 shall be paid to the national administrative departments or authorities which disbursed them. These departments or authorities shall set half of such amounts against expenditure financed by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. 1. The applications for refund provided for in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2517/69 shall cover all expenditure incurred in a calendar year by the Member States and shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 June of the following year.2. The Commission shall take a decision on such applications, after consulting the Fund Committee, by the end of the current year. 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
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