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.
Q: In respect of both the aid referred to in paragraph 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 and the supplementary aid referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 867/77, producer Member States shall notify the Commission:    1. during the second month following that of the final date for lodging the application for aid:      (a) of the number of applications for aid submitted during the current marketing year,(b) of the number of boxes of eggs for which the applications referred to under (a) have been made,(c) of the quantity of cocoons produced from these eggs;2. during the month following that during which final payment of the aid for the marketing year is made, the number of boxes for which:(a) the entitlement to aid has been established,(b) the entitlement to aid has not been recognized,(c) where appropriate, the entitlement to aid has not yet been established. 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