Instructions: 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.
Input: 1. By way of derogation from Articles 4 and 8 (1) of Regulation No 99/64/EEC, the Commission may pay part of the aid granted for a project under Regulation (EEC) No 1505/76 if the beneficiary is required to make a payment on account before the work is carried out.2. The Community aid paid under paragraph 1 shall not exceed the aid paid by the Member State and shall not exceed 50 % of the Community aid granted or 50 % of the payment on account to be made by the beneficiary.3. The application for payment of aid shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the contract in respect of which the payment on account is payable.4. The application for payment of aid shall be accompanied by a certificate from the authority referred to in Article 1 of Regulation No 99/64/EEC stating - that the work provided for in the contract referred to in paragraph 3 above is in conformity with the decision to grant aid and that the financial conditions laid down therein will be fulfilled,- the amount and date of payment of the aid from the Member State. 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.
Output:
Regulation