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 event within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 in which the subsidy for cotton seeds becomes due and payable shall be considered to have occurred on 1 November following the beginning of each marketing year. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1975.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Regulation

PROBLEM: The following paragraph shall be inserted in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68:'3a. However, if during the 1976/1977 marketing year the price recorded in accordance with the preceding paragraphs on the representative markets of a Member State or of a region within a Member State is equal to or more than 95 % of the guide price during a given period, the intervention measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 may be partially or totally suspended in the Member State or region concerned.' Article 18 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be replaced by the following:'4. The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, shall adopt general rules for the granting and advance fixing of export refunds and lay down criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 1976.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Regulation

PROBLEM: Article 2 (2), second subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 is hereby amended to read as follows:'However, if for the 1976/77 and 1977/78 marketing years, as a result of the application of the above subparagraph, the amount of aid for flax grown mainly for seed is less than 125 and 105 units of account respectively per hectare of area sown and harvested, the amount of aid to be granted shall be fixed:    - for the 1976/77 marketing year, at 125 units of account per hectare,- for the 1977/78 marketing year, at 105 units of account per hectare.' For the 1977/78 marketing year, the guide price for linseed shall be 31 718 units of account per 100 kilogrammes. The price referred to in Article 2 relates to seed:    - in bulk, of sound, fair and marketable quality, and- with an impurity content of 2 % and, for the seed as such, humidity and oil contents of 9 % and 38 % respectively.  (1)OJ No L 67, 15.3.1976, p. 29. (2)OJ No C 93, 18.4.1977, p. 11. (3)OJ No C 77, 30.3.1977, p. 15.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION:
Regulation