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: 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
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Q: The Decision of the Foundation for the Administration of Agricultural Land of 19 December 1978 on aid to less-favoured areas, notified by the Government of the Netherlands, satisfies the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

A: Decision
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Q: The following shall be substituted for the first subheading of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68:'1. Aid may be granted for skimmed milk produced and processed in the dairy if the skimmed milk:    - either has been denatured by one of the methods referred to in Article 2 and if its specific gravity before denaturing was at least 1.03,- or has been subject to administrative control offering safeguards equivalent to denaturing.' 1. The following shall be substituted for Article 6 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68:'(b) sell their own butter production or deliver cream for direct consumption to retailers or consumers, the statement shall be sent to the competent authority.'2. The following Article 8a shall be inserted after Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68:'Article 8a1. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 3, breeders who use their own skimmed milk for feeding their animals and sell cream to retailers or consumers shall, for each kilogramme of milk fat sold, receive the aid corresponding to 23 kilogrammes of skimmed milk.2. Aid shall be granted only to breeders registered as cream sellers.  (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14. (3)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 5. (4)OJ No L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 4. (5)OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 21. (6)OJ No L 184, 29.7.1968, p. 24. (7)OJ No L 79, 1.4.1972, p. 83.Registration shall be effected by the agency of the Member State competent to grant aid. This agency shall issue a registration card which shall indicate the number of cows whose milk is used for cream production.3. Aid shall be granted only for a quantity of skimmed milk not exceeding a maximum yearly quantity for each cow mentioned on the registration card.The maximum yearly quantity shall be 2 800 kilogrammes of skimmed milk per cow. The quantity of milk delivered by the breeder to a dairy or to final consumers shall, however, be deducted from that figure.4. Breeders shall receive aid only if they account for the quantity of cream produced and sold as well as for the growth of their livestock by suitable documentation.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation is applicable from 1 February 1973.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

A:
Regulation
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