34It must be added that, in any event, the question whether a Member State has failed to fulfil obligations must be determined by reference to the situation prevailing in the Member State at the end of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion and the Court cannot take account of any subsequent changes (see, inter alia, Commission v United Kingdom, C‑640/13, EU:C:2014:2457, paragraph 42 and the case-law cited).
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