# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第八十八条 (Article 88)

- 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: 第八十八条 (Article 88)（登録） — address `art-88`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第八十八条（登録） — (Registration)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-88 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-88 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-88</sup>

  **第一項**  確定拠出年金運営管理業は、主務大臣の登録を受けた法人でなければ、営んではならない。
  <sup>art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-88/par-1</sup>
  A defined contribution pension plan operational management business must not be conducted by a person other than a corporation registered by the competent ministers.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  銀行その他の政令で定める金融機関は、他の法律の規定にかかわらず、前項の登録を受けて確定拠出年金運営管理業を営むことができる。
  <sup>art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-88/par-2</sup>
  Notwithstanding the provisions of other laws, a financial institution specified by Cabinet Order, such as a bank, may conduct a defined contribution pension plan operational management business by being registered as referred to in the preceding paragraph.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-88/par-2: 前項 → 確定拠出年金法 第八十八条第一項 (Article 88, paragraph (1)), art-88/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-88/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 確定拠出年金法 第三条第三項第四号（規約の承認） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-3/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-3/par-3/item-4
- 確定拠出年金法 第八十八条第二項（登録） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-88/par-2
- 確定拠出年金法 第八十九条第一項（登録の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-89/par-1
- 確定拠出年金法 第九十条第一項（登録の実施） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-90/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-90/par-1
- 確定拠出年金法 第百四条第二項（確定拠出年金運営管理機関に対する監督） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-104/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-104/par-2
- 確定拠出年金法 第百四条第二項第二号（確定拠出年金運営管理機関に対する監督） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-104/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-104/par-2/item-2
- 確定拠出年金法 第百八条第一項（企業年金基金及び国民年金基金の業務の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-108/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-108/par-1
- 確定拠出年金法 第百十八条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-118/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-118/par-1/item-1
- 確定拠出年金法 第百十八条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-118/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-118/par-1/item-2
- 確定拠出年金法 附則第三十七条第一項（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-4141-98/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/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
