Article 1

The courts in the Incorporated Eastern Territories shall render judgments in the name of the German people.

Article 2

The following statutes shall take effect in the incorporated territories:

1. The German law on the organization of courts.

2. The law on the jurisdiction of courts, with respect to changes in the division of courts, of 6 December 1933 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 1037).

3. The decree concerning a uniform organization of courts, of 20 March 1935 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 403).

4. The law concerning the distribution of functions in the courts of 24 November 1937 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 1286).

5. The decree concerning qualifications for the offices of judge, public prosecutor, notary public, and attorney, of 4 January 1939 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 5).

6. Decree concerning preparation for the offices of judge and public prosecutor, of 16 May 1939 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 917).