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 Swiss Confederation 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: In Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2793/77:    - under (a), second indent, the words 'a mixed farm within the meaning of (b)' are amended to read :'a farm keeping young calves and other animals',- the provisions under (b) are amended to read:'(b) 'mixed farm' means a farm keeping both young calves and other animals, which does not satisfy the conditions referred to in the second indent of (a) and which meets one of the following requirements:    - the number of young calves shall not exceed the total number of cows kept on the farm,- the number of young calves shall not exceed the number of pigs kept on the farm but in no case shall exceed 20.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1978.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

A: Regulation
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Q: Article 8 (2), first indent, of Regulation (EEC) No 1624/76 is amended to read as follows:'2. If between the day mentioned above and the day mentioned in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 990/72 the amount of aid expressed in the currency of the Member State of destination is increased, an amount corresponding to this increase shall be paid, on request, to the importer by the competent authority of the Member State of destination. The additional amount shall be paid only in respect of those quantities:    - for which there is submitted a certificate from an official agency establishing that they have been denatured or processed into feedingstuffs on or after the date on which the increased amount of aid was applicableand- for which the security has been or will be released in accordance with Article 2 (5).' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 67, 15.3.1976, p. 9. (3)OJ No L 180, 6.7.1976, p. 9. (4)OJ No L 225, 3.9.1977, p. 9.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

A:
Regulation
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