Commercial court clerks may be appointed by order of the Garde des Sceaux, Minister of Justice:
1° Persons registered on the aptitude list provided for in Article R. 742-16 ;
2° Persons who, having passed the competitive examination and validated the training period under the conditions provided for in Article R. 742-15-1 or benefiting from an exemption from the training period, are to be entered on the list of suitable candidates provided for in article R. 742-16 when it is next published;
3° Persons previously appointed as commercial court clerks, provided that they still meet the conditions set out in 1° to 5° of Article R. 742-1.