person resident or established in a Member State shall be that: a) the requirements of Article 5 of this Annex have been satisfied; and b) the applicant has not during the previous three years been convinced of a serious offence including accepting, receiving or offering bribed, smuggling, theft, destroying documents of evidence, and failing or refusing to give information relating to interstate transportation of goods. 3. The conditions for issuance of the licenses referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to applicants who are not resident or established in a Member State shall be determined by each Member State in consultation with other Member States provided that such conditions shall not be more favourable than conditions accorded to persons resident or established in that Member State. 4. Licensed carriers and transistors, who are convinced of Customs offences referred to in sub­ paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 of this Article or who conceal their record of having been convicted of such offenses in order to obtain a licence or who commit such offenses after they have been licensed to operate transit traffic, shall have their licences suspended automatically or withdrawn by the issuing authorities who shall thereupon notify the Customs authorities of the other Member States and the respective sureties of the action taken. 5. ARTICLE 5 APPROVAL OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT 1. The means of transport used in transit trade shall be licensed by the appropriate licensing authorities of the Member States in accordance with their national laws and regulations. 2. For the purpose of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 of Article 3 or this Annex, means of