2.12.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L316/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1120/2009 of 29 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Title I1I of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 Janu- ary 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establish- ing 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 Articles 36, 39(2), 41(4), 43(3), 57(2), 68(7), 69(6), first subpara- graph, point (a) and (7), fourth subparagraph, 71(6), second sub- paragraph, and (10), 142(c), (d), (), (g), (h) and (q), 147 and 148 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regu- lation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farm- ers (2) has been substantially amended. Subsequently, Com- mission Regulation (EC) No 639/2009 of 22 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Coun- cil Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards specific sup- port () was adopted. Since further amendments to Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 are to be made, it is appro- priate, in the interests of clarity, to incorporate Regulations () OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16. () OJ L 141, 30.4.2004, p. 1. (®) OJ L 191, 23.7.2009, p. 17. (EC) No 795/2004 and (EC) No 639/2009 into a single Regulation containing all detailed rules for the implemen- tation of Title IIT of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. For reasons of legal certainty and clarity it is appropriate to provide for certain definitions. As regards short rotation coppice, it is appropriate to allow Member States to define suitable varieties in the light of their climatic and agro- nomic suitability for the territory. Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 provides for minimum requirements to be respected, but the applica- tion of point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 28(1) is not appropriate for farmers who are still receiving direct payments under certain coupled schemes but do not hold any hectares. By their nature the premiums for sheep and goat referred to in Title IV, Chapter 1, Section 10 of that Regulation or the beef and veal payment referred to in Title IV, Chapter 1, Section 11 of that Regulation are such coupled schemes. Those farmers are in the same situation as farmers holding special entitlements and in order to ensure the full effectiveness of those schemes they should therefore be treated in the same way for the purposes of Article 28(1) of that Regulation as farmers holding special entitlements. In order to facilitate the calculation of the unit value of the payment entitlements, clear rules should be laid down on the rounding-up of figures and for the possibility to split existing payment entitlements where the size of the parcel which is declared or transferred with the entitlement only amounts to a fraction of hectares and for rules to cover the merger of entitlements and fractions.