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 outline programme communicated by the Italian Government on 10 March 1980 pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78, is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

SOLUTION: Decision

PROBLEM: 1. The text of Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 is amended to read as follows:'2. Such aid may be paid in instalments. No instalment may be paid unless the storer has provided security in an equivalent amount.In no case may the amount of any instalment exceed the amount as calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 due on the date of payment thereof, account being taken of any variation in the aid as a result of the operation of Article 29.'2. However, for the storage period as defined in Article 28 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 ending on 15 September 1975, Member States may provide that the effect of Article 29 of the said Regulation shall not be taken into account in determining the maximum amount of an instalment.Where an instalment paid during the abovementioned storage period exceeds the amount due pursuant to Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 the excess shall be refunded to the intervention agency by 30 November 1975.In the event that such refund is not made within the time limit stipulated above, the corresponding amount of the security shall be retained and forfeited in satisfaction of the amount due by way of refund. 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 74, 22.3.1975, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 90, 15.4.1969, p. 12. (4)OJ No L 79, 28.3.1975, p. 52. (5)OJ No L 52, 28.2.1975, p. 17.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Regulation

PROBLEM: The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning the application of the arrangements provided for in Article 21 (2) of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 14 (2) of the Interim Agreement, in respect of wine entitled to a designation of origin under Moroccan law and exempt from customs duties on importation into the Community, within the limits of an annual Community tariff quota of 50xa0000 hectolitres, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters is annexed to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Communityxa0(2). 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.

SOLUTION:
Regulation