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.

Q: Article 9 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (4), is hereby amended to read as follows:'1. A production refund may be granted for broken rice used: (a) in the manufacture of starch;(b) by the brewing industry for the production of beer.However, the production refund for products intended for the brewing of beer may be granted until the end of the 1978/79 marketing year only.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 19 October 1977.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

A: Regulation
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Q: The international convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures and the Annex thereto concerning customs warehouses are hereby respectively concluded and accepted on behalf of the Community.The texts of the convention and of the Annex are contained in the Annex to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the convention referred to in Article 1 and to accept the Annex also referred to in Article 1 and to confer on them the powers required to bind the Community.These persons shall also inform the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council that, for the application of the aforesaid Annex, the customs territories of the Member States of the European Economic Community are to be considered as a single territory.

A: Decision
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Q: The levies fixed in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation No 21, and reduced, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation shall 1 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 953/62. 2 OJ No 191, 26.10.1966, p. 3272/66. not, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 6 (3) of Regulation No 21, be increased by an additional amount in respect of imports of eggs in shell (sub-heading No ex 04.05 A of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in and coming from the Republic of South Africa. 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.

A:
Regulation
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