TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. In Annex II:- number 333 is replaced by:'333. Veratrum Spp. and their preparations',- the following item is added:'365. Aristolochic acid and its salts'.2. In Annex III, part 1:- reference numbers 12 and 14 are amended as follows:1.2.3.4.5.6 //   //   //   //   //   //   // a  // b  // c  // d  // e  // f  //   //   //   //   //   //   // 12  // Hydrogen peroxide  // (a) Hair-care preparations (b) Skin-care preparations (c) Nail hardening preparations  // 12 % of H2O2 (40 volumes) 4 % of H2O2 2 % of H2O2  //   // (a) (b) (c) Contains hydrogen peroxide Avoid contact with eyes Rinse eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them  //  //   //   //   //   //   // 14  // Hydroquinone (1)  // (a) Oxidizing colouring agent for hair-dyeing:  // 2 %  //   // (a)  //   //   // 1. General use  //   //   // 1. Do not use to dye eyelashes or eyebrows Rinse the eyes immediately if the product comes into contact with them Contains hydroquinone  //   //  // 2. Professional use  //   //   // 2. For professional use only Contains hydroquinone Rinse the eyes immediately if the product comes into contact with them  //   // Hydroquinone  // (b) Agents for localized skin lightener  // 2 %  //  // (b) - Contains hydroquinone - Avoid contact with the eyes - Apply to small areas - If irritation develops discontinue use - Do not use on children under the age of 12  //   //   //   //  //   //- the following reference numbers are added:1.2.3.4.5.6 //   //   //   //   //   //   // a  // b  // c  // d  // e  // f  //   //   //   //   //   //   // 47  // Nicomethanol hydrofluoride  // Oral hygiene products  // 0,15 % calculated as F When mixed with other fluorine compounds permitted under this Annex, total F concentration must not exceed 0,15 %  //   // Contains nicomethanol hydrofluoride  //   //   //   //   //   //   // 48  // Silver nitrate  // Solely for products intended for colouring eyelashes and eyebrows  // 4 %  //   // - Contains silver nitrate - Rinse the eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them  //   //   //   //   //   //3. Reference Nos 2 and 6 are deleted from part 1 of Annex IV.4. Reference No 11 is deleted from Annex V.5. The symbol (*) is added to column (b) of part 2 in Annex VI immediately after the names of the substances designated by reference Nos 56 and 57. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1985. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

SOLUTION: Directive

PROBLEM: 1. In Article 1 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1077/68 '07.06A' shall be substituted for '07.06'.2. In Article 2 (b) and in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1080/68, '07.06 A' shall be substituted both for '07.06' and for '07.06 B'. The following shall be substituted for Article 1 (f) of Regulation (EEC) No 1077/68 and for Article 2 (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1080/68:'200 kilogrammes of maize intended for starch manufacture in respect of residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1972.  1OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2269/67. 2OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971, p. 8. 3OJ No L 181, 27.7.1968, p. 1. 4OJ No L 181, 27.7.1968, p. 6.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Regulation

PROBLEM: Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 is replaced by the following text:'Article 41. A system of aid shall be introduced for flax grown mainly for fibre and for hemp grown in the Community.Such aid, the amount of which shall be uniform throughout the Community for each of these products, shall be fixed each year before 1 August for the marketing year beginning in the following calendar year.2. The amount of aid shall be so fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested as to ensure an even balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the amount that can be marketed. To that end the Commission shall submit each year to the Council a report enabling it to assess these factors and their foreseeable development.When the amount of aid is being fixed account shall also be taken:      - with regard to flax and hemp:of the price of flax and hemp fibres on the world market and the price of other competing natural products,- with regard to flax:of the guide price for linseed,- with regard to hemp:of the price of hemp seed on the world market.3. The amount of aid shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty.4. The Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission shall adopt general rules for the application of this Article, in  (1)OJ No C 53, 8.3.1976, p. 24. (2)OJ No C 50, 4.3.1976, p. 19. (3)OJ No L 146, 4.7.1970, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14.particular as regards the verification of entitlement to the aid.5. Detail rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply as from the 1976/77 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION:
Regulation

