1.9.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 228/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 792/2009 of 31 August 2009 laying down detailed rules for the Member States’ notification to the Commission of information and documents in implementation of the common organisation of the markets, the direct payments’ regime, the promotion of agricultural products and the regimes applicable to the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union ('), and in particular Article 25 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 of 18 September 2006 laying down specific measures for agri- culture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (3 and in particular Article 14 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (%), and in particular Article 192(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 of 17 December 2007 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (%), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (), and in particular Article 142 (q) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Due to the generalised use of new information and communication technologies by the Commission and the Member States — in particular with the competent national authorities responsible for implementing the common agricultural policy (CAP) — the documents held by the Commission and the Member States are increasingly in electronic or digitised form. () O] L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1. () O] L 265, 26.9.2006, p. 1. () O] L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. (% OJ L 3, 5.1.2008, p. 1. () O] L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16. ) The Commission has intensified its efforts to develop computer systems that make it possible to manage documents and procedures electronically in its own internal working procedures and in its relations with the authorities involved in the CAP. In parallel, Member States have developed computer systems at national level to meet the requirements of shared management of the CAP. In this context and given the need to ensure uniform and harmonised management of the CAP by all those involved, a legal framework should be established and provide for common rules applicable to the information systems set up for the purpose of notifying information and documents to the Commission from the Member States and the authorities or bodies designated by them under the CAP. For these objectives to be achieved effectively, the scope of this legal framework should be defined, both in terms of the legislation and the actors concerned. With regard to the legislation, Regulations (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 1405/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008 and (EC) No 73/2009 and their imple- menting provisions (hereafter CAP Regulations) lay down a wide range of obligations for the Member States to notify to the Commission information and documents needed for the implementation of those Regulations. Therefore, they should be taken into account in accordance with their own specific features. As regards the actors involved, the rights and obligations laid down by the CAP Regulations, both for the Commission and for Member States and their competent authorities and bodies, require precise identi- fication of the individuals and authorities responsible for actions and measures taken. The CAP Regulations generally provide that information should be transmitted electronically or by means of an information system but do not necessarily specify the principles that apply. To ensure consistency and sound management and simplify the procedures for users and the authorities responsible for the systems, it is therefore desirable to establish common principles applicable to all information systems set up.