37The Swedish Government adds that there is nothing in the Act of Accession to the effect that Community law applies retroactively to situations such as that at issue in the main proceedings. Furthermore, Case C-122/96 Saldanha and MTS v Hiross [1997] ECR I-5325 is not relevant, the Court having ruled in that case solely on a procedural rule which falls within the material scope of the EC Treaty from the date of accession of the Republic of Austria.
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