# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

- 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: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（経過措置） — address `suppl-4131-88/art-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第二条（経過措置） — (Transitional Measures)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4131-88/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4131-88/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4131-88/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行の日（以下「施行日」という。）から国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（平成十二年法律第十八号）附則第一条第三号に定める日前までの間における第六十二条第一項及び第三項の規定の適用については、同条第一項第一号中「第九十条の三第一項」とあるのは「第九十条の二第一項」と、「されている者及び第九十条の二第一項の規定によりその半額につき同法の保険料を納付することを要しないものとされている者」とあるのは「されている者」と、同条第三項第六号中「若しくは第九十条の三第一項」とあるのは「又は第九十条の二第一項」と、「されたとき、又は第九十条の二第一項の規定によりその半額につき同法の保険料を納付することを要しないものとされたとき」とあるのは「されたとき」とする。
<sup>suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-1</sup>
With regard to application of the provisions of Article 62, paragraphs (1) and (3) during the period from the day on which the Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "effective date") through before the day specified by Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act (Act No. 18 of 2000), the term "Article 90-3, paragraph (1)" in Article 62, paragraph (1), item (i) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 90-2, paragraph (1) ", the phrase "a person who ... of that Act and a person who is not required to pay a half of the amount of the premiums referred to in that Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 90-2, paragraph (1)" in Article 62, paragraph (1), item (i) is deemed to be replaced with "a person who ... of that Act", the phrase "or Article 90-3, paragraph (1)" in Article 62, paragraph (3), item (vi) is deemed to be replaced with "or Article 90-2, paragraph (1) ", and the phrase "when the person becomes a person ... of that Act or a person who is not required to pay a half of the amount of the premiums referred to in that Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 90-2, paragraph (1) of that Act" in Article 62, paragraph (3), item (vi) is deemed to be replaced with "when the person becomes a person ... of that Act".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "With regard to application of the provisions of Article 62, paragraphs (1) and (3) during the period from the day on which the Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "effective date") through before the day specified by Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act (Act No. 18 of 2000), the term "Article 90-3, paragraph (1)" in Article 62, paragraph (1), item (i) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 90-2, paragraph (1) ", the phrase "a person who ... of that Act and a person who is not required to pay a half of the amount of the premiums referred to in that Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 90-2, paragraphs (1)" in Article 62, paragraph (1), item (i) is deemed to be replaced with "a person who ... of that Act", the phrase "or Article 90-3, paragraph (1)" in Article 62, paragraph (3), item (vi) is deemed to be replaced with "or Article 90-2, paragraph (1) ", and the phrase "when the person becomes a person ... of that Act or a person who is not required to pay a half of the amount of the premiums referred to in that Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 90-2, paragraph (1) of that Act" in Article 62, paragraph (3), item (vi) is deemed to be replaced with "when the person becomes a person ... of that Act"." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4371/tb</sup>

**第二項**  施行日から平成十四年三月三十一日までの間における第七十九条第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「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。）」とあるのは、「第百五条」とする。
<sup>suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-2 · 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</sup>
With regard to application of the provisions of Article 79, paragraph (1) during the period from the effective date through March 31, 2002, the phrase "Article 105 (excluding paragraph (2) (excluding the part that applies mutatis mutandis Article 12, paragraph (2)) and paragraph (5))" in Article 79, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 105".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-1: 第六十二条第一項 → 確定拠出年金法 第六十二条第一項 (Article 62, paragraph (1)), art-62/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-62/par-1
- suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-1: 同条第一項第一号 → 確定拠出年金法 第六十二条第一項第一号 (Article 62, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-62/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-62/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-62/par-1/item-1
- suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-2: 第七十九条第一項 → 確定拠出年金法 第七十九条第一項 (Article 79, paragraph (1)), 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
- suppl-4131-88/art-2/par-2: 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

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## 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), Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, 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
