WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2385/97 by María ESTEVAN BOLEA to the Commission. The Thermie programme
17. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 82/67 Following the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (1), the use of the name Roncal’, a protected designation of origin within the Community, is reserved for producers established within a defined geographical area of the autonomous region of Navarre who produce the cheese in question in accordance with binding specifications. In accordance with the definition in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, in the case of a protected designation of origin (PDO) the raw material has in particular to come exclusively from the area defined by producers in the above specifications. Using raw material produced outside the defined area would result in loss of entitlement to the PDO. European Farmers Coordination’s objections to a Navarre company’s use of ewe’s milk from Aveyron and the Basque region of France in the production of Roncal’ cheese are too vague for the Commission to take any action on the matter for the present. They have been asked to provide factual proof which would bear out the Honourable Member’s allegations so the Commission can take up the matter with the Spanish authorities and exchange opinions on this subject. (1) OJ L 148, 21. 6. 1996. (98/C 82/115) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2384/97 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (10 July 1997) Subject: Interception of data from the Commissionís computer system According to reports in the Belgium press, no action has been taken following the allegation that data from the Commissionís computer system had been intercepted at the very time when negotiations were under way on the signing of the GATT Agreement. These data concerned official EU positions on a series of questions connected with GATT and seem somehow to have fallen into the hands of the United Statesí representatives at the negotiations. Will the Commission say whether it is true that this highly critical information was intercepted, whether those responsible have been identified, and what sanctions have been or will be imposed in respect of an action which seriously undermines the Communityís negotiating capacity? Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (24 September 1997) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question E-2471/96 by Mrs Maij-Weggen (1), where it stated the Commission possesses no evidence, apart from press claims, on any of these allegations. (1) OJ C 11, 13. 1. 1997. (98/C 82/116) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2385/97 by Mar ·a Estevan Bolea (PPE) to the Commission (10 July 1997) Subject: The Thermie programme The Commission provided support › under the Thermie programme › for the first stage of the Colo·n-Solar project in Huelva (Spain), which consists in the production of electricity using a combination of solar heat on a large scale and gas, with the aid of new technologies