Q: 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.
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 is hereby amended to read as follows:'Article 11. The common rules referred to in Article 7 (3) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 shall be laid down in writing. These rules shall comprise at least: (a) as regards production: (aa) The use of one or more specified varieties when renewing plantations or creating new ones,(bb) compliance with certain methods of cultivation and plant protection,(cc) harvesting, drying and, where appropriate, preparation for marketing;(b) as regards marketing, particularly where concentration and conditions of supply are concerned: (aa) general provisions governing sales by the group,(bb) provisions relating to the quantities which the producers are authorized to sell themselves and the rules governing these sales,(cc) the conditions under which the production aid granted to the group under the first subparagraph of Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 may be used for market stabilization measures.2. 'The first marketing stage' means the sale of hops by the producer himself or, in the case of a producers group, the sale of hops by its members to the wholesale trade or to the user industries.' 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.
A:
Regulation