With the exception of those in Paragraph 18.02, the criteria defined in this chapter must be fulfilled by clubs in order for them to be granted a licence to enter the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Conference League (the relevant competitions).
Failure to fulfil the criteria defined in Article 21, Paragraph 22.02, Paragraph 24.02, Article 25, Article 26, Article 28 to Article 32, Article 35, Article 42, Article 45, Article 46, Article 52 and Article 54 to Article 58 does not lead to refusal of a licence but to a sanction defined by the licensor according to its catalogue of sanctions (see Article 8).