# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第二十八条 (Article 28)

- Law: 確定拠出年金法 (Defined Contribution Pension Act), 平成十三年法律第八十八号
- English title "Defined Contribution Pension Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第二十八条 (Article 28)（給付の種類） — address `art-28`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第二十八条（給付の種類） — (Types of Benefits)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-28</sup>

    **第一項**  企業型年金の給付（以下この款及び第四十八条の二において「給付」という。）は、次のとおりとする。
    <sup>art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-28/par-1</sup>
    The benefits of a corporate-type pension plan (hereinafter referred to as "benefits" in this Subsection and Article 48-2) are to be as follows:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  老齢給付金
      <sup>art-28/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-28/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-28/par-1/item-1</sup>
      old-age benefits;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  障害給付金
      <sup>art-28/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-28/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-28/par-1/item-2</sup>
      disability benefits; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  死亡一時金
      <sup>art-28/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-28/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-28/par-1/item-3</sup>
      a lump-sum death benefit.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-28/par-1: 第四十八条の二 → 確定拠出年金法 第四十八条の二 (Article 48-2), art-48-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-48-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-48-2

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 確定拠出年金法 附則第二十九条第一項（確定拠出年金の加入者の資格に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-5021-40/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-5021-40/art-29/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 確定拠出年金法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0000000088/20260401_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Defined Contribution Pension Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4371/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 203 — 確定拠出年金法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
