一the name and address of the Association;

二the names, addresses, and the services to be provided by the defined contribution pension plan operational management institutions that have been entrusted pursuant to the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1) (including defined contribution pension plan operational management institutions that have been re-entrusted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article);

三particulars concerning the designation of a defined contribution pension plan operational management institution by a participant of an individual-type pension plan or an instructor of an individual-type pension plan investment (hereinafter referred to as a "participant or instructor of an individual-type pension plan");

四the method for deciding or changing the amount of the contribution to be made by a participant of an individual-type pension plan (hereinafter referred to as the "participant of an individual-type pension plan's contribution") and other particulars concerning the making of the contributions;

四の二in the case of providing that a small and medium-sized employer (meaning an employer with an EPI-applicable place of business that does not implement a corporate-type pension plan or a defined benefit corporate pension plan, where the number of category I EPI insured person employed by the employer is 300 or less; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) may make contributions pursuant to the provisions of Article 68-2, paragraph (1), the method for deciding or changing the amount of the contribution and other matters concerning the making of the contributions;

五matters concerning the presentation of the investment method and instructions on investment;

五の二in the case of presenting a default investment method pursuant to the provisions of Article 23-2, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 73, matters concerning presentation of the default investment method;

五の三in the case of excluding an investment method pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 73, matters concerning the procedure for the exclusion;

六matters concerning the amount of benefits of the individual-type pension plan (including benefits relating to a person whose assets managed per individual have been transferred to the Association pursuant to the provisions of Article 83, paragraph (1) (excluding a person who acquired the status as a participant of a corporate-type pension plan on or after the day of the transfer, a participant of an individual-type pension plan, or an instructor of an individual-type pension plan investment; referred to as a "person whose assets were transferred to the Association" in Article 73-2 and Article 113, paragraph (1)); the same applies in paragraph (1), item (iv) of the following Article) and the method of payment thereof;

七matters concerning the bearing of administrative expenses required for implementing the individual-type pension plan; and

八other matters specified by Cabinet Order.

一the rules provide for the matters set forth in the items of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article;

二the number and types of the investment methods to be presented do not run counter to the provisions of Article 23, paragraphs (1) and (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 73;

三the rules allow a participant or instructor of an individual-type pension plan to give instructions on investment at least once every three months;

四the method for calculating the amount of benefits of the individual-type pension plan conforms to the standards specified by Cabinet Order;

五any other requirements specified by Cabinet Order.

一administrative affairs concerning acceptance of the request referred to in paragraph (1) of the following Article;

二administrative affairs concerning acceptance of the notification referred to in Article 66, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article);

三administrative affairs concerning management of the reserve fund;

四administrative affairs concerning the keeping of the deposit passbooks, securities, and other items equivalent thereto relating to investment of the reserve fund; and

五other administrative affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding administrative affairs concerning confirmation of the status as a participant of an individual-type pension plan and confirmation of the fact that the amount of the participant of an individual-type pension plan's contribution is within the maximum contribution amount prescribed in Article 69).

一the category I insured prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (i) of the National Pension Act (Act No. 141 of 1959) (excluding a person who is not required to pay the premiums referred to in that Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 89, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)), Article 90, paragraph (1), or Article 90-3, paragraph (1) of that Act and a person who is not required to pay a part of the amount of the premiums referred to in that Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 90-2, paragraphs (1) through (3) of that Act (these persons are hereinafter referred to as "persons exempted from premium payments"));

二the category II insured prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the National Pension Act (excluding a participant of a corporate-type pension plan who makes a participant of a corporate-type pension plan contributions and other persons specified by Cabinet Order (referred to as a "person, etc. making corporate-type pension plan contributions" in paragraph (4), item (vi)));

三the category III insured prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the National Pension Act; and

四an insured person under the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Pension Act (excluding the person set forth in item (i) of that paragraph).

一a person who has or had the right to receive old-age benefits under the individual-type pension plan; or

二a person who has the right to receive pension benefits based on old age under the National Pension Act or the Employees' Pension Insurance Act or other pension benefits based on old age or retirement, which are specified by Cabinet Order.

一when the person dies;

二when the person loses the status as an insured of the national pension (excluding the case set forth in the preceding item);

三when the person becomes an instructor of an individual-type pension plan investment pursuant to the provisions of Article 64, paragraph (2);

四when the person becomes exempted from premium payments;

五when the person becomes insured under the farmers pension;

六when the person becomes a person, etc. making corporate-type pension plan contributions;

七when the person becomes eligible to receive old-age benefits under the individual-type pension plan; or

八when the person becomes a person set forth in paragraph (2), item (ii).