Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Directive 79/112/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. The following point is added to Article 3 (1):'(9) with respect to beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol, the actual alcoholic strength by volume.'2. In Article 6 (3), 'and, possibly, indicating the alcoholic strength' is deleted.3. The following Article is inserted:'Article 10aThe rules concerning indication of the alcoholic strength by volume shall, in the case of products covered by tariff heading Nos 22.04 and 22.05, be those laid down in the specific Community provisions applicable to such products.In the case of other beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol, these rules shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 17.'4. The first subparagraph of Article 11 (3) (a) is replaced by the following:'(a) The particulars listed in Article 3 (1), points (1), (3), (4) and (9) shall be simultaneously visible.' 1. Member States shall, where necessary, amend their legislation to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof; legislation thus amended shall be applied in such a manner as to:- permit trade in products which comply with this Directive by 1 May 1988 at the latest;- prohibit trade in products which do not comply with this Directive as from 1 May 1989.2. However, trade in beverages which do not comply with this Directive, labelled before the date in the second indent of paragraph 1, shall be permitted until stocks are exhausted. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Student:
Directive