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 club competitions.
Failure to fulfil the criteria defined in Paragraph 21.02, Article 24 to Article 31, Article 34, Article 36, Article 39, Article 42 and Article 45 to Article 49 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).