The applicant for a leave of absence for startup must meet the following requirements:

- Obtaining the Startup label by the company in which he is founder and shareholder.

- To be a holder and to have three (03) years of seniority in his or her original job.

- Present prior written authorization in the case of a private employer employing less than one hundred (100) employees.

- Submit an application via the Startups electronic portal within a maximum of one (01) month from the date of obtaining the label.

- Commit to be employed full time within the said Startup.

A maximum of three (03) founder-shareholders and full-time employees of the Startup concerned may benefit from the Startup Creation Leave. The employer, public or private, is not entitled to object to the departure of the agent benefiting from a Startup Creation Leave. However, the agent must obtain prior written authorization from the private employer employing less than one hundred (100) employees.