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.

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The Protocol fixing certain provisions relating to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel, the text of which is annexed hereto, is concluded, on behalf of the Community. The President of the Council shall, pursuant to Article 3 of the Protocol, inform the other Contracting Party that the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Protocol have been completed on the part of the Community [2]. 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 direotly applicable in all Member States.

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Regulation

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The existing Italian provisions implementing Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC, having regard to the Law of the region of Sardinia of 14 February 1979, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC, Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. Articles 42 to 44 of the Law of the region of Sardinia of 14 February 1979 satisfy the conditions for (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. (4)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (5)OJ No L 138, 26.5.1976, p. 14. (6)OJ No L 364, 31.12.1976, p. 62.financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

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Decision

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The following shall be substituted for Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 876/68:'It may be decided that the refund shall be fixed in advance.In that event, if the party concerned so requests when applying for the licence, the refund applicable on the day on which the application for an export licence is lodged shall be applied to exports effected during the period of validity of the licence.It may be decided that the refund fixed in advance shall be adjusted if there is an alteration: (a) to intervention prices;(b) to the amount of aid applicable to products entitled to aid and to those in which such products are incorporated ; this provision shall not apply to products for which the refund was fixed without the aid granted being taken into account.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1972.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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Regulation