39In any event, it 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 judgments in Commission v Italy, C‑525/03, EU:C:2005:648, paragraph 14 and the case-law cited, and in Commission v Ireland, C‑279/11, EU:C:2012:834, paragraph 18 and the case-law cited).
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