# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第百四条の二 (Article 104-2)

- Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号
- English title "Employees' Pension Insurance 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: 第百四条の二 (Article 104-2) — address `art-104-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2
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### 第百四条の二
<sup>art-104-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、その違反行為をした管理運用主体の役員又は職員は、二十万円以下の過料に処する。
<sup>art-104-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2/par-1</sup>
In a case falling under one of the following items, the management and investment entity officer or employee who committed the violation is subject to a fine not exceeding 200,000 yen:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第七十九条の五第三項、第七十九条の六第五項又は第七十九条の八第一項の規定により公表をしなければならない場合において、その公表をせず、又は虚偽の公表をしたとき。
  <sup>art-104-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the officer or employee is required to make a public announcement pursuant to the provisions of Article 79-5, paragraph (3), Article 79-6, paragraph (5) or Article 79-8, paragraph (1), but has failed to make that public announcement or has made a false public announcement;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第七十九条の五第四項の規定による主務大臣の命令又は第七十九条の六第七項若しくは第七十九条の七の規定による所管大臣の命令に違反したとき。
  <sup>art-104-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the officer or employee has violated an order of a competent minister under the provisions of Article 79-5, paragraph (4) or an order of the minister with jurisdiction under the provisions of Article 79-6, paragraph (7) or Article 79-7; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  第七十九条の六第四項の規定により承認を受けなければならない場合において、その承認を受けないで管理運用の方針を定め、又は変更したとき。
  <sup>art-104-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
  the officer or employee was required to obtain approval pursuant to the provisions of Article 79-6, paragraph (4), but has established or revised management/investment guidelines without obtaining that approval.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-104-2/par-1/item-1: 第七十九条の五第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第三項 (Article 79-5, paragraph (3)), art-79-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-3
- art-104-2/par-1/item-1: 第七十九条の六第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の六第五項 (Article 79-6, paragraph (5)), art-79-6/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-6/par-5
- art-104-2/par-1/item-1: 第七十九条の八第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の八第一項 (Article 79-8, paragraph (1)), art-79-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-8/par-1
- art-104-2/par-1/item-2: 第七十九条の五第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第四項 (Article 79-5, paragraph (4)), art-79-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-4
- art-104-2/par-1/item-2: 第七十九条の六第七項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の六第七項 (Article 79-6, paragraph (7)), art-79-6/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-6/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-6/par-7
- art-104-2/par-1/item-2: 第七十九条の七 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の七 (Article 79-7), art-79-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-7
- art-104-2/par-1/item-3: 第七十九条の六第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の六第四項 (Article 79-6, paragraph (4)), art-79-6/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-6/par-4

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 厚生年金保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13