I.-Debts owed by public health establishments are recovered in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1611-5 and L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code.
II.Notwithstanding 4° of the same article L. 1617-5, for the services mentioned in article L. 174-2-1 of the Social Security Code, the authorising officer of a public health institution issues both the dematerialised invoice to the paying body mentioned in article L. 174-2 of the same code and the corresponding revenue voucher to the assigning public accountant, within the period provided for in article L. 162-25 of the said code, so that this invoice has the enforceability provided for in 6° of article L. 111-3 of the code of civil enforcement procedures and in article L. 252 A of the book of tax procedures.
Receipt, by the paying agency mentioned in article L. 174-2 of the Social Security Code, of the file containing the dematerialised invoice constitutes notification of the ampliation of the revenue order mentioned in 4° of article L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code.
By way of derogation from 5° and 6° of the same article L. 1617-5, the public accountant assigned to the public health institution sends, without any prior reminder letter, a formal notice for one or more revenue vouchers in order to interrupt the limitation period provided for in 3° of the said article L. 1617-5.