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escinded or terminated within the period between the 30 days prior to the dateof presentation of the request for registration of the union and the date on whichsuch registration is granted;d) That there is no discrimination, that is to say there must be equality between menand women with regard to the formation of a union. This does not mean thatunions of women or of men do not exist, but it cannot be due to a prohibition;e) The minimum age for a worker to be able to join a union is 14 years old (Article362, LFT);f) The minimum age necessary to be able to be an officer of a union is 16 years old(Article 372, LFT);g) Foreigners can be members of a union, but they cannot be officers thereof;h) Confidential workers cannot be members of a union of the rest of the workers;however, they can form their own unions.2.1.2. Elements of formalitya) Registration. This is an administrative act by virtue of which the authority attests tothe formation of a union. It is a declarative act, not a constitutive act, since if therequirements established by the LFT in respect to formation are satisfied, no authoritycan deny the registration. The unions must be registered with the STPS in a caseof federal jurisdiction and with the Conciliation and Arbitration boards in a case oflocal jurisdiction.The registration of the union and its leaders granted by the STPS or by the localConciliation and Arbitration Boards, whichever has jurisdiction, is effective beforeall authorities. The document issued by the authority when a union is registered iscalled a Notation (Toma de nota). With the issuing of this document, all legal effectsare produced before all authorities.Similarly, the LFT provides for what in practice is called automatic registration,which refers to the fact that if the authority with whom the request for registrationis filed does not issue a determination within a term of 60 days, the petitioners canpetition it to issue a determination. If the authority does not do so within the threedays following the filing of the petition, the registration will be considered madefor all legal purposes and the authority will be obligated to issue the Notation withinthe three following days.The registration of the union can only be cancelled in the case of its dissolutionor if it fails to maintain any of the requirements established in the law (Article369, LFT);b) Bylaws. These are the internal regulations of the unions. The bylaws must containthe name, address, purpose, duration, conditions of admission of members, obligationsand rights of the members, reasons and procedures for expulsion, disciplinary97Labor Law