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.
Input: Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 is amended as follows: 1. In paragraph 3 the following subparagraph is added:'For the purposes of this Regulation, 100 litres of skimmed milk shall be equivalent to 103 kilograms of skimmed milk.'2. Paragraphs 5 and 6 are replaced by paragraphs 5 to 9 as follows:'5. The granting of aid shall be subject to the following conditions being met: (a) in the case of skimmed milk the defatted dry matter content must be at least 8 775 % or its specific weight at least equal to an equivalent value;(b) in the case of buttermilk the defatted dry matter content must be at least 8 700 %.6. However, these minimum values shall not apply in the following cases: (a) when the average of the minimum values for the product in a Member State or in a region of a Member State exceeds the limit fixed in the preceding paragraph, this limit shall be replaced by the average value for the Member State or region concerned ; this replacement may be limited to the portion of the year during which the minimum value is used;(b) when in the case of skimmed milk the dry matter content is below the minimum value specified and an additional test shows that it has not been abnormally diluted. This test must be additional to that specified in paragraph 7 (a) and may in particular consist of determination of the freezing point. (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 171, 28.6.1978, p. 12. (3)OJ No L 184, 29.7.1968, p. 24. (4)OJ No L 64, 12.3.1976, p. 11. (5)OJ No L 169, 28.7.1968, p. 4. (6)OJ No L 134, 22.5.1978, p. 11.(c) when in the case of buttermilk the dry matter content is for justified technological reasons not less than 4 % but less than the minimum specified defatted dry matter content. In such cases the aid which may be granted shall be reduced proportionately to the reduction in the dry matter content.7. Without prejudice to Article 5, Member States shall take all the necessary measures to ensure compliance with paragraph 4. For this purpose: (a) they shall check the defatted dry matter content of the constituents referred to in paragraph 4. The reference method of analysis shall be that given in international standard FIL-IDF 21 : 1962;(b) they may make provision for additional tests.8. Member States shall notify the Commission every three months: - of the average values obtained each month during the previous quarter for the defatted dry matter content referred to in paragraphs 5 to 7, indicating the minimum and maximum values recorded for the month and specifying the method of analysis used;- of the analytical test used if changes in the minimum value have been made under Article 6 (b).9. The provisions of paragraphs 4 to 8 shall not apply to the skimmed milk referred to in Article 2 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 986/78.' 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