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.
The guidance premium referred to in Article 10 of the Council Directive of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms shall he calculated per hectare of farm land required for the production of beef and veal or mutton and lamb on a farm, the development plan for which provides that at its term the share of earnings from cattle and sheep sales shall exceed 50 % of earnings from all farm sales.The amount of this premium shall be: - 45 u.a. per hectare within a ceiling of 4 000 u.a. per farm in the first year,- 30 u.a. per hectare within a ceiling of 3 000 u.a. per farm in the second year,- 15 u.a. per hectare within a ceiling of 1 500 u.a. per farm in the third year. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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Directive