Insofar as a regulation coming into force cannot be applied directly, it has to be applied according to the meaning.
If a regulation coming into force refers to a regulation not yet valid in the annexed Incorporated Eastern Territories, this reference has to be interpreted according to the law valid there.
Article 4
Application of the law hitherto valid
The general regulations of the Criminal (Penal) Code for the German Reich have to be applied directly or according to meaning to criminal offenses which have to be judged according to the law valid up to now.
Insofar as a regulation of the law hitherto valid remains in force for the time being refers to a regulation which is going to be abolished, the corresponding regulation of the new law has to take its place.
Article 5
Reopening of the procedure
The reopening of the procedure against valid judgments of foreign courts is determined by the law coming into force.
The Reich Minister of Justice can order that procedures which have been finished by a valid judgment of foreign courts are to be reopened.