ĐORĐEVIĆ v. CROATIA JUDGMENT 45 application of Article 14 does not presuppose a breach of those provisions – and to this extent it is autonomous – there can be no room for its application unless the facts in issue fall within the ambit of one or more of the latter (see, for example, Van Buitenen v. the Netherlands, no. 11775/85, Commission decision of 2 March 1987, unreported, and Cha’are Shalom Ve Tsedek v. France [GC], no. 27417/95, § 86, ECHR 2000-VII). 158. The Court has also held that even in a situation where the substantive provision is not applicable, Article 14 may still be applicable (see Savez crkava “Riječ života” and Others v. Croatia, no. 7798/08, § 58, 9 December 2010). Consequently, admissibility issues concerning Article 14 may be assessed separately. 159. As to the present case, the Court will examine under Article 14 the issue of exhaustion of domestic remedies in relation to the Prevention of Discrimination Act. In this connection the Court notes that it has already examined the issue of exhaustion of domestic remedies as regards a discrimination complaint separately from the exhaustion issues concerning the main complaint (see Valkov and Others v. Bulgaria, nos. 2033/04, 19125/04, 19475/04, 19490/04, 19495/04, 19497/04, 24729/04, 171/05 and 2041/05, §§ 104-08, 25 October 2011). This approach goes hand in hand with the principle that where a substantive Article of the Convention or its Protocols has been relied on both on its own and in conjunction with Article 14 and a separate breach has been found of the substantive Article the Court may not always consider it necessary to examine the case under Article 14 as well, though the position is otherwise if a clear inequality of treatment in the enjoyment of the right in question is a fundamental aspect of the case (see Dudgeon, cited above, § 67; Chassagnou and Others, cited above, § 89; and Timishev, cited above, § 53). 160. As regards the present case, the Court notes that the Prevention of Discrimination Act contains specific reference to discrimination based on health condition and invalidity, as well as on ethnic origin (see section 1 of the Act). It provides for a range of remedies, including the acknowledgment of discrimination, a ban on discriminatory acts and compensation for damage. Remedies may also be used against the national authorities in the event of their alleged failure to take action (see paragraph 74 above). 161. Protection against discrimination is to be sought before the ordinary courts, and an appeal against the first-instance judgment is provided for, as well as a constitutional complaint. The right not to be discriminated against is also guaranteed by the Croatian Constitution, and the Convention is directly applicable in Croatia. In order to comply with the principle of subsidiarity, applicants, before bringing their complaints before the Court, have first to afford the national courts the opportunity of remedying their situation and addressing the issues they wish to bring before the Court. 162. Against the above background, the Court considers that an action pursuant to the provisions of the Prevention of Discrimination Act