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.
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Question: The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending Annex A to Protocol 1 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland 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 designate 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.

Answer: Regulation


Question: 1. The total monetary compensatory amounts charged by the Italian Republic on exports to non-member countries during any one month shall be apportioned among the various sectors of the common organization of the markets in accordance with the following scale:>PIC FILE= 'T9000947'>   2. The amounts as determined in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be deducted from refunds in an amount equal to the refunds actually paid in respect of exports to non-member countries for each sector during the month in question.3. Where, for one or more sectors monetary compensatory amounts on exports to non-member countries were not applicable for more than 20 days in a given month, the apportionment provided for in paragraph 1 shall be applied to the remaining sectors mentioned therein in accordance with their respective shares. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 1974.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Answer: Regulation


Question: In the second subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967, determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1546/73 (2), the words 'and the First Advocate-General' shall be inserted after the words 'Presiding Judges of Chambers of the Court' with effect from 1 January 1975. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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.

Answer:
Regulation