European Parliament 19 February 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION P-0545/01 by Mario Mastella (PPE-DE) to the Commission. European ban on the consumption and export of Italian bistecca alla fiorentina.

The Commission’s current strategy with regard to the improvement of the operation of the tax is set out in its communication to the Parliament and Council (2). The principle objectives here are simplification, modernisation, a more consistent application and better administrative co-operation.