# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 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
- 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: 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)（検討） — address `suppl-4131-88/art-4`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4131-88/art-4
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4131-88/art-4
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### 第四条（検討） — (Reviews)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4131-88/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4131-88/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4131-88/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を経過した場合において、この法律の施行の状況を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、この法律の規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4131-88/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4131-88/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4131-88/art-4/par-1</sup>
When five years pass after this Act comes into effect, and the government finds it to be necessary in consideration of the status of enforcement of this Act, the government is to review the provisions of this Act, and take necessary measures based on the results of the review.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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