It also ruled that during the transitional period the Constitution of the Latvian SSR and other laws would remain applicable as long as they did not contradict articles 1, 2, 3 and 6 of the Constitution of Latvia, which were reinforced by the declaration.
Deklarasi ini juga menyatakan bahwa selama masa transisi Konstitusi Republik Sosialis Soviet Latvia dan undang-undang lainnya akan tetap berlaku selama tidak bertentangan dengan pasal 1, 2, 3 dan 6 Konstitusi Latvia, yang diperkuat oleh deklarasi.