# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第三十七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 37)

- 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: 第三十七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 37)（確定拠出年金法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — address `suppl-4141-98/art-37`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第三十七条（確定拠出年金法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — (Transitional Measures Associated with Partial Amendment of the Defined Contribution Pension Act)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4141-98/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4141-98/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37</sup>

**第一項**  公社は、施行日において確定拠出年金法第八十八条第一項の登録を受けたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-1 · 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</sup>
The public corporation is deemed to have been registered as referred to in Article 88, paragraph (1) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act on the effective date.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  公社は、施行日から一月以内に、前項の規定により登録を受けたものとみなされる確定拠出年金法第二条第七項に規定する確定拠出年金運営管理業について、同法第八十九条第一項各号に掲げる事項を記載した書類その他厚生労働省令・内閣府令で定める書類を厚生労働大臣及び内閣総理大臣に提出するものとする。
<sup>suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2</sup>
The public corporation is to submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Prime Minister a document containing the particulars set forth in the items of Article 89, paragraph (1) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act and other documents specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Cabinet Office Order with regard to the defined contribution pension operational management business prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (7) of that Act for which the public corporation is deemed to have been registered pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, within one month from the effective date.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  内閣総理大臣は、前項の規定による権限を金融庁長官に委任する。
<sup>suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3</sup>
The Prime Minister delegates the authority under the provisions of the preceding paragraph to the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  前項の規定により金融庁長官に委任された権限については、政令で定めるところにより、その一部を財務局長又は財務支局長に委任することができる。
<sup>suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-4</sup>
A part of the authority delegated to the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be delegated to the Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau or the Director-General of a local finance branch bureau, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-1: 確定拠出年金法第八十八条第一項 → 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
- suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2: 前項 → 確定拠出年金法 附則第三十七条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 37, paragraph (1)), suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-1 — 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
- suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2: 確定拠出年金法第二条第七項 → 確定拠出年金法 第二条第七項 (Article 2, paragraph (7)), art-2/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-2/par-7
- suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2: 同法第八十九条第一項 → 確定拠出年金法 第八十九条第一項 (Article 89, paragraph (1)), art-89/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-89/par-1
- suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3: 前項 → 確定拠出年金法 附則第三十七条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 37, paragraph (2)), suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2
- suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-4: 前項 → 確定拠出年金法 附則第三十七条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 37, paragraph (3)), suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 確定拠出年金法 附則第三十七条第二項（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-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-2
- 確定拠出年金法 附則第三十七条第三項（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-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-3
- 確定拠出年金法 附則第三十七条第四項（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-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4141-98/art-37/par-4

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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
