Chapter III, Article 12, Paragraph 1. · Directive (EU) 2024/1233

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1.Third-country workers as referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c), shall enjoy equal treatment with nationals of the Member State where they reside with regard to at least:

(a)terms of employment and working conditions, including with regard to remuneration, dismissal, working hours, leave and holidays and the equal treatment of men and women, as well as health and safety at the workplace;

(b)the right to strike and take industrial action, in accordance with the Member State’s national law and practice, and to freedom of association and affiliation and membership of an organisation representing workers or employers or of any organisation whose members are engaged in a specific occupation, including the rights and benefits conferred by such organisations, such as the right to negotiate and to conclude collective agreements, without prejudice to the national provisions on public policy and public security;

(c)education and vocational training;

(d)recognition of diplomas, certificates and other professional qualifications in accordance with the relevant national procedures;

(e)branches of social security, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004;

(f)tax benefits, in so far as the worker is deemed to be resident for tax purposes in the Member State concerned;

(g)access to goods and services and the supply of goods and services made available to the public including procedures for obtaining access to public and private housing as provided by national law, without prejudice to the freedom of contract in accordance with Union and national law;

(h)advice services and information provided by employment offices.

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single application procedure
means any procedure leading, on the basis of a single application made by a third-country national, or by the employer of that third-country national, for the authorisation of residence and work in the territory of a Member State, to a decision ruling on that application for the single permit.
single permit
means a residence permit issued by the authorities of a Member State allowing a third-country national to reside legally in its territory for the purpose of work;
third-country national
means a person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU;
third-country worker
means a third-country national who has been admitted to the territory of a Member State and who is legally residing and is allowed to work in the context of an employment relationship in that Member State in accordance with national law, collective agreements or practice;