# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第七十三条 (Article 73) - 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 - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第七十三条 (Article 73) — address `art-73` - Text in force since: 2026-04-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-73 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-73 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七十三条 art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-73 **第一項** 前章第四節の規定は積立金のうち個人型年金加入者等の個人別管理資産の運用について、同章第五節の規定は個人型年金の給付について、第四十三条第一項から第三項まで及び第四十八条の二（資料提供等業務に係る部分に限る。以下この条において同じ。）の規定は連合会について準用する。この場合において、第二十二条及び第四十八条の二中「事業主」とあり、並びに第二十五条第三項及び第四項、第二十九条第二項、第三十三条第三項、第三十四条、第三十七条第三項並びに第四十条中「資産管理機関」とあるのは、「連合会」と読み替えるほか、同章第四節及び第五節並びに第四十三条第一項から第三項まで及び第四十八条の二の規定に関し必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。 art-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-73/par-1 The provisions of Section 4 of the preceding Chapter apply mutatis mutandis to investment of the portion of the reserve fund which constitutes the assets managed per individual relating to a participant of an individual-type pension plan, etc., the provisions of Section 5 of that Chapter apply mutatis mutandis to benefits under an individual-type pension plan, and the provisions of Article 43, paragraphs (1) through (3) and Article 48-2 (limited to the part pertaining to material-providing services; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) apply mutatis mutandis to the Association. In this case, the term "an/the employer" in Articles 22 and 48-2 and the term "an/the asset management institution" in Article 25, paragraphs (3) and (4), Article 29, paragraph (2), Article 33, paragraph (3), Article 34, Article 37, paragraph (3), and Article 40 are deemed to be replaced with "the Association", and any other necessary technical replacement of terms concerning the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of that Chapter, Article 43, paragraphs (1) through (3), and Article 48-2 is specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of Section 4 of the preceding Chapter apply mutatis mutandis to investment of the portion of the reserve fund which constitutes the assets managed per individual relating to a participant of an individual-type pension plan, etc., the provisions of Section 5 of that Chapter apply mutatis mutandis to benefits under an individual-type pension plan, and the provisions of Article 43, paragraphs (1) through (3) and Article 48-2 (limited to the part pertaining to material-providing services; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) apply mutatis mutandis to the Association. In this case, the term "an/the employer" in Articles 22 and 84-2 and the term "an/the asset management institution" in Article 25, paragraphs (3) and (4), Article 29, paragraph (2), Article 33, paragraph (3), Article 34, Article 37, paragraph (3), and Article 40 are deemed to be replaced with "the Association", and any other necessary technical replacement of terms concerning the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of that Chapter, Article 43, paragraphs (1) through (3), and Article 48-2 is specified by Cabinet Order." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4371/tb --- ## Cites - art-73/par-1: 第四十三条第一項から第三項まで → 確定拠出年金法 第四十三条第一項 (Article 43, paragraph (1)), art-43/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-43/par-1 - art-73/par-1: 第四十三条第一項から第三項まで → 確定拠出年金法 第四十三条第二項 (Article 43, paragraph (2)), art-43/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-43/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-43/par-2 - art-73/par-1: 第四十三条第一項から第三項まで → 確定拠出年金法 第四十三条第三項 (Article 43, paragraph (3)), art-43/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-43/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-43/par-3 - art-73/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 - art-73/par-1: この条 → 確定拠出年金法 第七十三条 (Article 73), art-73 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-73 - art-73/par-1: 第二十二条 → 確定拠出年金法 第二十二条 (Article 22), art-22 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-22 - art-73/par-1: 第二十五条第三項 → 確定拠出年金法 第二十五条第三項 (Article 25, paragraph (3)), art-25/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-25/par-3 - art-73/par-1: 第四項 → 確定拠出年金法 第二十五条第四項 (Article 25, paragraph (4)), art-25/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-25/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-25/par-4 - art-73/par-1: 第二十九条第二項 → 確定拠出年金法 第二十九条第二項 (Article 29, paragraph (2)), art-29/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-29/par-2 - art-73/par-1: 第三十三条第三項 → 確定拠出年金法 第三十三条第三項 (Article 33, paragraph (3)), art-33/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-33/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-33/par-3 - art-73/par-1: 第三十四条 → 確定拠出年金法 第三十四条 (Article 34), art-34 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-34 - art-73/par-1: 第三十七条第三項 → 確定拠出年金法 第三十七条第三項 (Article 37, paragraph (3)), art-37/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-37/par-3 - art-73/par-1: 第四十条 → 確定拠出年金法 第四十条 (Article 40), art-40 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-40 ## Cited by 18 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 住民基本台帳法 別表第一 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十八条第三項（存続連合会に係る改正前厚生年金保険法の効力等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-38/par-3 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十条第八項（存続連合会の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-40/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-40/par-8 - 確定拠出年金法 第四十八条の三第一項（企業年金連合会の業務の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-48-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-48-3/par-1 - 確定拠出年金法 第五十五条第二項第五号の二（規約の承認） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-55/par-2/item-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-55/par-2/item-5-2 - 確定拠出年金法 第五十五条第二項第五号の三（規約の承認） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-55/par-2/item-5-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-55/par-2/item-5-3 - 確定拠出年金法 第五十六条第一項第二号（承認の基準等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-56/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-56/par-1/item-2 - 確定拠出年金法 第七十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-73/par-1 - 確定拠出年金法 第七十三条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-73-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-73-2/par-1 - 確定拠出年金法 第七十四条の二第二項（脱退一時金相当額等又は残余財産の移換） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-2/par-2 - 確定拠出年金法 第九十七条第一項（加入者等の運用の指図に資する措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-97/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-97/par-1 - 確定拠出年金法 第百二十三条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-123/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-123/par-1/item-2 - 確定拠出年金法 第百二十三条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-123/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-123/par-1/item-3 - 確定拠出年金法 附則第三条第一項第六号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4131-88/art-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4131-88/art-3/par-1/item-6 - 確定拠出年金法 附則第百十一条第一項（確定拠出年金法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4171-102/art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4171-102/art-111/par-1 - 確定拠出年金法 附則第四条第一項（確定拠出年金の連合会移換者に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4231-93/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4231-93/art-4/par-1 - 確定拠出年金法 附則第五条第三項（第三条の規定による確定拠出年金法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4281-66/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4281-66/art-5/par-3 - 確定拠出年金法 附則第二十七条第一項（確定拠出年金法による老齢給付金に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-5021-40/art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-5021-40/art-27/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Defined Contribution Pension Act, written 2026-10-19 - 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Defined Contribution Pension Act (確定拠出年金法), Article 73, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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