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.

[EX Q]: In Article 15 (2a) of Directive 66/403/EEC,  31 January 1984  is replaced by  31 March 1986  and the following sentence added: With regard to Spain and Portugal, '31 March 1986' shall be replaced by '30 June 1986' and '1 July 1975' by '1 January 1986'.  This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
[EX A]: Directive

[EX Q]: 1. The first subparagraph of Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 is replaced by the following:'2. The amount of the premium referred to in (1) 2 of the premium certificate shall be advanced on application by the purchaser, in accordance with one or both of the following methods of payment, as chosen by the Member State:'2. Article 7 (4) is replaced by the following:'4. Each Member State shall inform the Commission whether it has chosen to apply one or both of the methods of payment'. 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.
[EX A]: Regulation

[EX Q]: WHEN CALCULATING THE ACTUARIAL VALUES PROVIDED FOR IN THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS AND IN ANNEX VIII THERETO THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE USED :( A ) THE HEUBECK-FISCHER MORTALITY AND DISABILITY TABLES ( RICHTTAFELN FUER DIE PENSIONSVERSICHERUNG 1956 , RENE FISCHER VERLAG-WEISSENBURG/BAYERN ) ,( B ) THE ASSUMED SALARY INCREASES BASED ON A RATE OF 1.88 % PER YEAR ( R30 = 175 ) . THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1962 .THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
[EX A]:
Regulation