Agricultural prices 1999/2000: basic price, pig carcasses standard quality

Under consulation procedure, the European Parliament approved the Commission proposal for a Council regulation fixing the basic price and defining the standard quality for pig carcases for the period 01/07/99 to 30/06/2000, subject to amendments in the following areas: - pointing out that the crisis in the pigmeat sector has demonstrated that the market mechanisms have not been effective; - requiring the Commission to propose measures with a view to ensuring better management of production, in particular a stabiliser system, so as to ensure a balance between supply and demand. The Parliament's rapporteur was José H.G. Happart (PSE,BE).�