26In addition, the Verwaltungsgerichtshof examines the issue of how far Community law affects the field of domestic procedural law and the national rules on jurisdiction. Having regard to the unambiguous wording of Paragraph 9(3) of the Tierzuchtgesetz, it is impossible to interpret the Austrian law as meaning that an association of breeders already in existence has any right of appeal against a decision taken by the administration in the course of the procedure for recognising a new organisation of breeders. Now, according to Austrian academic writing, which is based on the Court's decisions (Case 158/80 Rewe [1981] ECR 1805), in the absence of a specific rule laid down by Community law, it is for the Member States to provide the means of redress that will allow individuals to exercise the rights conferred on them by Community law. Observance of the autonomy of the Member States means that Community law cannot be substituted for the application of provisions of domestic law in the sphere of procedure and jurisdiction.
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