# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)

- 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: 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)（検討） — address `suppl-4161-104/art-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第三条（検討） — (Reviews)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4161-104/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4161-104/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4161-104/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、社会保障制度に関する国会の審議を踏まえ、社会保障制度全般について、税、保険料等の負担と給付の在り方を含め、一体的な見直しを行いつつ、これとの整合を図り、公的年金制度について必要な見直しを行うものとする。
<sup>suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-1</sup>
In light of the Diet's deliberations on social security systems, the government is to revise the overall social security systems in an integrated manner, including desirable burdens, such as taxes and insurance premiums, and benefits and to also make necessary revisions of the public pension systems in consistency with it.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の公的年金制度についての見直しを行うに当たっては、公的年金制度の一元化を展望し、体系の在り方について検討を行うものとする。
<sup>suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-2</sup>
When making revisions of the public pension systems as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the government is to review the desirable structure of the systems with a view to integrating the public pension systems.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-2: 前項 → 確定拠出年金法 附則第三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1)), suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 確定拠出年金法 附則第三条第二項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/suppl-4161-104/art-3/par-2

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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
