# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第七十九条 (Article 79) - 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: 第七十九条 (Article 79)（国民年金法の適用） — address `art-79` - Text in force since: 2026-04-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-79 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-79 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七十九条（国民年金法の適用） — (Application of the National Pension Act) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-79 **第一項** この法律の規定により連合会の業務が行われる場合には、国民年金法第百三十七条の十一第一項中「掲げる事項」とあるのは「掲げる事項（第二号から第四号までに掲げる事項にあつては、確定拠出年金法（平成十三年法律第八十八号）の規定による連合会の業務に係るものを除く。）」と、同法第百三十七条の十二第二項中「及び国民年金基金制度」とあるのは「並びに国民年金基金制度及び確定拠出年金制度」と、同法第百三十七条の十五第二項第四号中「国民年金基金制度」とあるのは「国民年金基金制度及び確定拠出年金制度」と、同法第百三十七条の二十三中「規定」とあるのは「規定並びに確定拠出年金法の規定」と、同法第百三十八条の表第百五条（第二項（第十二条第二項を準用する部分を除く。）及び第五項を除く。）の項中「一時金」とあるのは「一時金（確定拠出年金法の規定により連合会が支給するものを除く。）」と、同法第百四十二条第一項中「規約」とあるのは「規約、確定拠出年金法第五十六条第三項に規定する個人型年金規約（次項において「個人型年金規約」という。）」と、同条第二項中「規約」とあるのは「規約又は個人型年金規約」と、同条第五項中「第一項の命令」とあるのは「第一項の命令（確定拠出年金法の規定による連合会の事業に係るものを除く。）」と、「事業」とあるのは「事業（確定拠出年金法の規定により連合会が行うものを除く。）」と、同法第百四十五条第五号中「この章」とあるのは「この章又は確定拠出年金法」とするほか、同法の規定の適用に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。 art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-79/par-1 When services of the Association are to be provided pursuant to the provisions of this Act, the phrase "The following matters" in Article 137-11, paragraph (1) of the National Pension Act is deemed to be replaced with "The following matters (for the matters set forth in items (ii) through (iv), excluding those pertaining to services of the Association under the provisions of the Defined Contribution Pension Act (Act No. 88 of 2001))"; the phrase "and the appropriate operation of the National Pension Fund system" in Article 137-12, paragraph (2) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "and the appropriate operation of the National Pension Fund system and the defined contribution pension plan system"; the phrase "the National Pension Fund system" in Article 137-15, paragraph (2), item (iv) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "the National Pension Fund system and the defined contribution pension plan system"; the phrase "under Article 137-17, paragraph (4) and Article 137-19, paragraph (2)" in Article 137-23 of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "under Article 137-17, paragraph (4) and Article 137-19, paragraph (2), and under the provisions of the Defined Contribution Pension Act"; the term "lump-sum benefit" in the row for Article 105 (excluding paragraph (2) (excluding the part that applies Article 12, paragraph (2) mutatis mutandis) and paragraph (5)) in the table in Article 138 of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "lump-sum benefit (excluding that to be paid by the Association pursuant to the provisions of the Defined Contribution Pension Act)"; the term "the articles" in Article 142, paragraph (1) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "the articles, the individual-type pension plan rules prescribed in Article 56, paragraph (3) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act (referred to as the "individual-type pension plan rules" in the following paragraph)"; the phrase "its articles" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "its articles or the individual-type pension plan rules"; the phrase "an order under paragraph (1)" in paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "an order under paragraph (1) (excluding that pertaining to the business of the Association under the provisions of the Defined Contribution Pension Act)"; the term "operations" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "operations (excluding those conducted by the Association pursuant to the provisions of the Defined Contribution Pension Act)"; the phrase "this Chapter" in Article 145, item (v) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "this Chapter or the Defined Contribution Pension Act"; and Cabinet Order prescribes other necessary particulars in connection with application of the provisions of that Act. machine translation, not official **第二項** 第七十七条第一項の規定により国民年金基金の業務が行われる場合には、国民年金法第百四十五条第五号中「この章」とあるのは、「この章又は確定拠出年金法（平成十三年法律第八十八号）第七十七条第一項」とするほか、同法の規定の適用に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。 art-79/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-79/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-79/par-2 When services of a national pension fund are to be provided pursuant to the provisions of Article 77, paragraph (1), the term "this Chapter" in Article 145, item (v) of the National Pension Act is deemed to be replaced with "this Chapter or Article 77, paragraph (1) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act (Act No. 88 of 2001) ", and Cabinet Order prescribes other necessary matters in connection with application of the provisions of that Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-79/par-1: 国民年金法第百三十七条の十一第一項 → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十一第一項 (Article 137-11, paragraph (1)), art-137-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-137-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-11/par-1 - art-79/par-1: 第二号から第四号まで → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十一第一項第二号 (Article 137-11, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-137-11/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-137-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-11/par-1/item-2 - art-79/par-1: 第二号から第四号まで → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十一第一項第三号 (Article 137-11, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-137-11/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-137-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-11/par-1/item-3 - art-79/par-1: 第二号から第四号まで → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十一第一項第四号 (Article 137-11, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-137-11/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-137-11/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-11/par-1/item-4 - art-79/par-1: 同法第百三十七条の十二第二項 → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十二第二項 (Article 137-12, paragraph (2)), art-137-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-137-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-12/par-2 - art-79/par-1: 同法第百三十七条の十五第二項第四号 → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十五第二項第四号 (Article 137-15, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-137-15/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2/item-4 - art-79/par-1: 同法第百三十七条の二十三 → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の二十三 (Article 137-23), art-137-23 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-137-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-23 - art-79/par-1: 同法第百三十八条 → 国民年金法 第百三十八条 (Article 138), art-138 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-138 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-138 - art-79/par-1: 第百五条 → 確定拠出年金法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-105 - art-79/par-1: 同法第百四十二条第一項 → 国民年金法 第百四十二条第一項 (Article 142, paragraph (1)), art-142/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-142/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-142/par-1 - art-79/par-1: 確定拠出年金法第五十六条第三項 → 確定拠出年金法 第五十六条第三項 (Article 56, paragraph (3)), art-56/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-56/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-56/par-3 - art-79/par-1: 次項 → 国民年金法 第百四十二条第二項 (Article 142, paragraph (2)), art-142/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-142/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-142/par-2 - art-79/par-1: 同条第五項 → 国民年金法 第百四十二条第五項 (Article 142, paragraph (5)), art-142/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-142/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-142/par-5 - art-79/par-1: 同法第百四十五条第五号 → 国民年金法 第百四十五条第一項第五号 (Article 145, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-145/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-145/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-145/par-1/item-5 - art-79/par-2: 第七十七条第一項 → 確定拠出年金法 第七十七条第一項 (Article 77, paragraph (1)), art-77/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-77/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-77/par-1 - art-79/par-2: 国民年金法第百四十五条第五号 → 国民年金法 第百四十五条第一項第五号 (Article 145, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-145/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-145/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-145/par-1/item-5 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 確定拠出年金法 附則第二条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-2 --- ## 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch defined-contribution-pension-act-20261019T020713-001, translated 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