Madeira regularised the payment of moderator fees for non‑urgent situations under a national legal requirement reinforced by the Court of Auditors
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“A cobrança destes valores decorre ao abrigo de "uma imposição legal de âmbito nacional, reforçada por recomendações do Tribunal de Contas”
Machine translation: The collection of these amounts occurs under "a national legal imposition, reinforced by recommendations of the Court of Auditors"
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