Detailed Instructions: 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.
Problem:The Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. In Part A, 'Mercury compounds':(a) under item 2, 'Mercurous chloride (calomel)', the text of item (c) is deleted:(b) under item 5, 'Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds', the texts of items (a) and (b) are deleted.2. In Part B, 'Persistent organo-chlorine compounds':(a) under item 1, 'Aldrin', the text of item (a) is replaced by the following: 'Treatment of growing media of container-grown ornamentals against Otiorrynchus';(b) under item 4, 'DDT', the text in column 2 is deleted;(c) under item 5, 'Endrin':(aa) the text of item (a) is replaced by the following: 'As an acaricide on cyclamen';(bb) item (b) is deleted. Member States shall, not later than 1 January 1986, bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Solution:
Directive