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.
1. Application of the arrangements provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 shall be subject to production by the importer of proof that he has refunded to the exporter, subject to the maximum specified in the second indent of that Article, the special export charge deductible at the time of importation into the Community.2. For the purpose of this Regulation, 'the exporter' means the person indicated on certificate EUR.1.3. The proof referred to in paragraph 1 may be supplied only by production of a receipt issued by a bank approved for the purpose into which the sum referred to in paragraph 1 has been paid by way of refund of the charge ; such receipt must contain at least the following:    - the designation of the exporter,- the number of the document EUR.1 relating to the transaction,- the amount of the sum.During the period 1 July to 31 October 1977, the receipt referred to above may be also issued by a bank established in the importing Member State with which Lebanon has opened a special account for the purpose of refunding the charge in the currency of the abovementioned Member State. Where this is the case, Lebanon shall provide the Commission, which without delay shall inform the importing Member State, with all relevant particulars as to the opening of this account. The bodies responsible in the Member States for collecting the import levy shall issue to the importer a document containing the following information:    (a) details of the export document as given under the heading 'Customs endorsement' on the certificate EUR.1 relating to the product in question, or the number of that certificate;(b) the net weight of the olive oil as recorded by the relevant authorities when customs import formalities are completed;(c) the rate of the levy applicable to the product in question, as calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC (2) or resulting from the invitation to  (1)OJ No L 181, 21.7.1977, p. 4. (2)OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2843/76 (1), less 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilograms;(d) the amount of the special export charge refunded by the importer to the exporter. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 July 1977.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
A:
Regulation