For the purpose of applying Article 44-2 prior to the amendment by Article 1 of the 2013 Amendment Act, which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 86, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act, for the time being, the phrase "Article 132, paragraph (2)" in paragraph (1) of Article 44-2 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 82, paragraph (1) or Article 83-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as the "1985 Amendment Act"), Article 132, paragraph (2) prior to the amendment by Article 3 of the 1985 Amendment Act, which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 83, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act, Article 132, paragraph (2) prior to the amendment by Article 4 of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 18 of 2000; hereinafter referred to as the "2000 Amendment Act"), which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2000 Amendment Act, or Article 82, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act prior to the amendment by Article 13 of the 2000 Amendment Act, Article 23, paragraph (1) or Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2000 Amendment Act, or Article 132, paragraph (2) prior to the amendment by Article 1 of the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. for Ensuring the Soundness and Reliability of the Public Pension System (Act No. 63 of 2013), which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act".

①With regard to the average standardized amount of remuneration prescribed in Article 82, paragraph (1), item (iv) and Article 83-2, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act and in Article 23, paragraph (1), item (ii) and Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2000 Amendment Act, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 43, paragraph (1), it is the amount obtained by dividing the total of the standard monthly remuneration for each month of the period during which the person was an insured who was a member (or, for a month in which the previous standardized monthly amount of remuneration prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (1) is deemed pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph to be the standard monthly remuneration for that month, the previous standardized monthly amount of remuneration) and the standard bonus amounts by the number of months in that period during which the person was an insured who was a member.

②If the standardized remuneration of a person subject to a class II revision has been revised pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-6, paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of applying the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the phrase "the standard monthly remuneration for each month" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the standard monthly remuneration prior to the revision under the provisions of Article 78-6, paragraph (1) for each month", and the phrase "the standard bonus amounts" with "the standard bonus amounts prior to the revision under the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 78-6".

①With regard to a person who has the right to receive benefits from a pension insurance benefit (limited to one the amount of which is calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 43, paragraph (1), Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions, or Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2000 Amendment Act (including the cases where those provisions are cited, or the example of them is followed, in this Act or other laws and regulations; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph)) as of March 31 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in question, if, due to the revision of the revaluation rate under the provisions of Articles 43-2 through 43-5, the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 43, paragraph (1), Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions, or Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2000 Amendment Act in the fiscal year in question (hereinafter referred to in this Article as the "current fiscal year's amount") is less than the amount calculated pursuant to those provisions as of March 31 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in question (hereinafter referred to in this Article as the "previous fiscal year's amount"), notwithstanding those provisions, the previous fiscal year's amount is to be the current fiscal year's amount.

②Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the rate of fluctuation in nominal net wages is less than 1 and, due to the revision of the revaluation rate under the provisions of Article 43-2 (excluding the case where it is applied in Articles 43-3 through 43-5), the current fiscal year's amount is less than the amount obtained by multiplying the previous fiscal year's amount by the rate of fluctuation in nominal net wages, that amount is to be the current fiscal year's amount.

③Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), if the price fluctuation rate (the rate of fluctuation in nominal net wages, if the price fluctuation rate exceeds the rate of fluctuation in nominal net wages; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph and paragraph (5)) is less than 1 and, due to the revision of the revaluation rate under the provisions of Article 43-3 (excluding the case where it is applied in Article 43-5), the current fiscal year's amount is less than the amount obtained by multiplying the previous fiscal year's amount by the price fluctuation rate, that amount is to be the current fiscal year's amount.

④Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), if the rate of fluctuation in nominal net wages is less than 1 and, due to the revision of the revaluation rate under the provisions of Article 43-4 (excluding the case where it is applied in Article 43-5), the current fiscal year's amount is less than the amount obtained by multiplying the previous fiscal year's amount by the rate of fluctuation in nominal net wages, that amount is to be the current fiscal year's amount.

⑤Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), if the price fluctuation rate is less than 1 and, due to the revision of the revaluation rate under the provisions of Article 43-5, the current fiscal year's amount is less than the amount obtained by multiplying the previous fiscal year's amount by the price fluctuation rate, that amount is to be the current fiscal year's amount.

For the purpose of applying Article 78-2, paragraph (1), for the time being, the phrase "or a former insured" in Article 78-2, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "or a former insured, or a person who has a period deemed to be a period as an insured pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions or another law or regulation".

①When calculating the aggregate amount of standardized remuneration for the subject period, for the period insured under mariners' insurance, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 78-3, paragraph (1), the calculation is made by multiplying the standard monthly remuneration for each month of the period insured under mariners' insurance by the rate specified in the relevant item for the category of party set forth in each item of Appended Table 1 of the Supplementary Provisions.

②When calculating the aggregate amount of standardized remuneration for the subject period, for the period of former applicable corporation mutual aid membership falling within the period on or before September 1985, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 78-3, paragraph (1), the calculation is made by multiplying the standard monthly remuneration for each month of that period of former applicable corporation mutual aid membership by the rate set forth in the lower column of Appended Table 2 of the Supplementary Provisions corresponding to the category of party set forth in the upper column of that Table; provided, however, that this does not apply to the standard monthly remuneration for each month falling within the period combined with that period of former applicable corporation mutual aid membership pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, etc.

③When calculating the aggregate amount of standardized remuneration for the subject period, for the period of former agriculture, forestry and fishery mutual aid membership falling within the period on or before September 1985, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 78-3, paragraph (1), the calculation is made by multiplying the standard monthly remuneration for each month of that period of former agriculture, forestry and fishery mutual aid membership by the rate set forth in the lower column of Appended Table 2 of the Supplementary Provisions corresponding to the category of party set forth in the upper column of that Table.

④When calculating the aggregate amount of standardized remuneration for the subject period, for the period of former national public officers mutual aid membership falling within the period on or before September 1985, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 78-3, paragraph (1), the calculation is made by multiplying the standard monthly remuneration for each month of that period of former national public officers mutual aid membership by the rate set forth in the lower column of Appended Table 2 of the Supplementary Provisions corresponding to the category of party set forth in the upper column of that Table; provided, however, that this does not apply to the standard monthly remuneration for each month falling within the period combined with that period of former national public officers mutual aid membership pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, etc.

⑤When calculating the aggregate amount of standardized remuneration for the subject period, for the period of former local public officers mutual aid membership falling within the period on or before September 1985, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 78-3, paragraph (1), the calculation is made by multiplying the standard monthly remuneration for each month of that period of former local public officers mutual aid membership by the rate set forth in the lower column of Appended Table 2 of the Supplementary Provisions corresponding to the category of party set forth in the upper column of that Table; provided, however, that this does not apply to the standard monthly remuneration for each month falling within the period combined with that period of former local public officers mutual aid membership pursuant to the provisions of Article 35, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, etc.

⑥When calculating the aggregate amount of standardized remuneration for the subject period, for the period of former private school personnel mutual aid membership falling within the period on or before September 1985, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 78-3, paragraph (1), the calculation is made by multiplying the standard monthly remuneration for each month of that period of former private school personnel mutual aid membership by the rate set forth in the lower column of Appended Table 2 of the Supplementary Provisions corresponding to the category of party set forth in the upper column of that Table.

In the case of applying the provisions of Article 8, item (ii), Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (i), Article 9-3, paragraph (1), Article 28-2, paragraph (1), Article 28-3, paragraph (1), Article 28-4, paragraph (1) and Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions (including the cases where those provisions are cited, or the example of them is followed, in other laws and regulations) to insurance benefits for a person whose standardized remuneration has been revised or decided pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-6, paragraphs (1) and (2), the phrase "insured period" is deemed to be replaced with "insured period (excluding the deemed insured period at divorce)".

For the purpose of applying Article 78-18, paragraph (1), for the time being, the phrase "the standardized remuneration after its revision or after it has been decided" in Article 78-18, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the insured period on or before the last month of the insured period relating to the specific period (or, in a case where a ground for payment of that employees' old-age pension arises after the last day of the specific period or in any other case specified by Cabinet Order, the period specified by Cabinet Order) and the standardized remuneration after its revision or after it has been decided".

In the case of applying the provisions of Article 8, item (ii), Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (i), Article 9-3, paragraph (1), Article 28-2, paragraph (1), Article 28-3, paragraph (1), Article 28-4, paragraph (1) and Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions (including the cases where those provisions are cited, or the example of them is followed, in other laws and regulations) to insurance benefits for a person whose standardized remuneration has been revised and decided pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-14, paragraphs (2) and (3), the phrase "insured period" is deemed to be replaced with "insured period (excluding the deemed insured period of a dependent spouse)".

Necessary matters concerning the revision and decision of standardized remuneration pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-14, paragraphs (2) and (3), and concerning the calculation and revision of the amount of insurance benefits, with regard to the insured period relating to a specific period that is counted as a premium-paid period pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Pension Act, are specified by Cabinet Order.