49It should also be noted that 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, judgments in Commission v Greece, C‑440/06, EU:C:2007:642, paragraph 16, and Commission v Belgium, C‑395/13, EU:C:2014:2347, paragraph 39).
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