15It is settled case-law that the question whether a Member State has failed to fulfil its obligations must be determined by reference to the situation prevailing in that Member State at the end of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (see, inter alia, Case C-200/88 Commission v Greece [1990] ECR I-4299, paragraph 13; and Case C-299/01 Commission v Luxembourg [2002] ECR I-5899, paragraph 11). In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 226 EC, if a Member State has put a stop to the infringement before the end of that period, the Commission may no longer bring an action before the Court of Justice.
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