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 MEMBER STATES PROVIDE THAT FROM 1 JULY 1976 IT IS NO LONGER PERMITTED TO MARKET SEED OF SMOOTH-STALK MEADOWGRASS ( POA PRATENSIS L . ) UNLESS IT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED AS ' BASIC SEED ' OR ' CERTIFIED SEED ' . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 1 JULY 1976 , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE . THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF . THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
A:
Directive