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. The drawings referred to in point 3.2.1 of Annex II to Directive 71/316/EEC are hereby supplemented by the distinguishing letters E, EL and P and the distinguishing letters IR are hereby replaced by IRL.2. The models for these distinguishing letters are shown below: 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1987. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Directive

The existing Italian provisions implementing Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC, having regard to the Law of the region of Sardinia of 14 February 1979, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC, Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. Articles 42 to 44 of the Law of the region of Sardinia of 14 February 1979 satisfy the conditions for  (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. (4)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (5)OJ No L 138, 26.5.1976, p. 14. (6)OJ No L 364, 31.12.1976, p. 62.financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Decision

The Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities shall be amended as follows:    1. In the third paragraph of Article 55 the words 'paid from appropriations in the research and investment budget and employed in an establishment of the Joint Research Centre or on indirect action' shall be deleted.2. In Article 56b:      - in the first paragraph the words 'paid from appropriations in the research and investment budget and employed in an establishment of the Joint Research Centre or on indirect action' shall be deleted;- the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following : 'The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission submitted after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee, shall determine the categories of officials entitled to such allowances, the conditions for granting the allowances and also the rates thereof.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1975.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Regulation

