# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第七十四条の四 (Article 74-4)

- 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: 第七十四条の四 (Article 74-4)（確定給付企業年金の加入者となった者の個人別管理資産の移換） — address `art-74-4`
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### 第七十四条の四（確定給付企業年金の加入者となった者の個人別管理資産の移換） — (Transfer of Assets Managed per Individual Relating to a Person Who Became a Participant of a Defined Benefit Corporate Pension Plan)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-74-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-4</sup>

  **第一項**  個人型年金に個人別管理資産がある者は、確定給付企業年金の加入者の資格を取得した場合であって、当該確定給付企業年金の規約において、あらかじめ、連合会からその個人別管理資産の移換を受けることができる旨が定められているときは、連合会にその個人別管理資産の移換を申し出ることができる。
  <sup>art-74-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-4/par-1</sup>
  If a person who has assets managed per individual under an individual-type pension plan acquires the status as a participant of a defined benefit corporate pension plan, and the rules concerning the defined benefit corporate pension plan provide in advance that the assets managed per individual may be transferred from the Association, that person may request the Association to transfer that person's assets managed per individual.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  連合会は、前項の規定による申出があったときは、当該確定給付企業年金の資産管理運用機関等に当該申出をした者の個人別管理資産を移換するものとする。
  <sup>art-74-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-4/par-2</sup>
  If a request under the provisions of the preceding paragraph has been made, the Association is to transfer the assets managed per individual relating to the person who made the request to the asset management and investment institution, etc. of the defined benefit corporate pension plan.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-74-4/par-2: 前項 → 確定拠出年金法 第七十四条の四第一項 (Article 74-4, paragraph (1)), art-74-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-4/par-1

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 確定拠出年金法 第七十四条の四第二項（確定給付企業年金の加入者となった者の個人別管理資産の移換） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-4/par-2
- 確定拠出年金法 第七十四条の五第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-5/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
