COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 823/2009 of 9 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community ( 1 ), and in particular Article 2(1)(h) thereof, Whereas: (1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 ( 2 ) certain Member States or certain areas in Member States were recognised as protected zones in respect of certain harmful organisms. In some cases recognition was granted for a limited time to allow the Member State concerned to provide the full information necessary to show that the harmful organism in question was not present in the Member State or area concerned or to com...