# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4281-114`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114
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## 附　則 平成二八年一二月二六日法律第一一四号
<sup>suppl-4281-114 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-4281-114/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items:
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  **一**  略
  <sup>suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  Omitted
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  **二**  第七条の規定　平成二十九年四月一日
  <sup>suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the provisions of Article 7: April 1, 2017;
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  **三**  略
  <sup>suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-3</sup>
  Omitted
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  **四**  第一条中国民年金法第二十七条の三第一項、第二十七条の四及び第二十七条の五の改正規定並びに第三条中厚生年金保険法第四十三条の三第一項、第四十三条の四及び第四十三条の五の改正規定並びに同法附則第十七条の七第四項の改正規定並びに附則第三条及び第五条の規定、附則第十二条の規定（第六号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）並びに附則第十三条の規定　平成三十年四月一日
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  the provisions amending Article 27-3, paragraph (1), Article 27-4 and Article 27-5 of the National Pension Act in Article 1, the provisions amending Article 43-3, paragraph (1), Article 43-4 and Article 43-5 of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act in Article 3 and the provisions amending Article 17-7, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act, the provisions of Article 3 and Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions amending as set forth in item (vi)), and the provisions of Article 13 of the Supplementary Provisions: April 1, 2018;
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  **五**  略
  <sup>suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-5</sup>
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  **六**  第二条及び第四条の規定並びに附則第十二条中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）附則第二十一条第四項の改正規定（同項中「又は第三項」を削る部分に限る。）　令和三年四月一日
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  the provisions of Article 2 and Article 4, and the provisions in Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 21, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 18 of 2000) (limited to the part deleting "or paragraph (3)" in that paragraph): April 1, 2021.
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### 第二条（検討） — Review
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<sup>suppl-4281-114/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後速やかに、この法律の施行の状況等を勘案し、公的年金制度を長期的に持続可能な制度とする取組を更に進め、社会経済情勢の変化に対応した保障機能を一層強化し、並びに世代間及び世代内の公平性を確保する観点から、公的年金制度及びこれに関連する制度について、持続可能な社会保障制度の確立を図るための改革の推進に関する法律（平成二十五年法律第百十二号）第六条第二項各号に掲げる事項その他必要な事項（次項に定める事項を除く。）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-4281-114/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-2/par-1</sup>
The government is to, promptly after this Act comes into effect, taking into account the status of the enforcement, etc. of this Act, from the viewpoint of further advancing efforts to make the public pension system a system that is sustainable from a long-term perspective, further strengthening the guarantee function in response to changes in social and economic conditions, and securing fairness between and within generations, review the matters listed in the items of Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Promotion of Reform to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System (Act No. 112 of 2013) and other necessary matters (excluding the matters specified in the following paragraph) concerning the public pension system and systems related to it, and take necessary measures based on the results of that review.
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### 第五条（再評価率の改定に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Revision of the Revaluation Rate
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<sup>suppl-4281-114/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  第三条の規定による改正後の厚生年金保険法（以下この条において「改正後厚生年金保険法」という。）第四十三条の三第一項に規定する基準年度が平成三十年度前である者に対する改正後厚生年金保険法第四十三条の五（改正後厚生年金保険法又は他の法令において、同条の規定を引用し、準用し、又はその例による場合を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の規定の適用については、改正後厚生年金保険法第四十三条の五第一項第二号及び第三項中「基準年度である」とあるのは「平成三十年度である」と、同条第五項第一号中「基準年度における」とあるのは「平成三十年度における」と、同号イ中「基準年度」とあるのは「平成三十年度」とする。
<sup>suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of Article 43-5 of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act after the amendment under the provisions of Article 3 (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "Amended Employees' Pension Insurance Act") (including where that Article is cited, applied mutatis mutandis, or followed by example in the Amended Employees' Pension Insurance Act or other laws and regulations; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) to a person for whom the base fiscal year prescribed in Article 43-3, paragraph (1) of the Amended Employees' Pension Insurance Act is before fiscal year 2018, the phrase "is the base fiscal year" in Article 43-5, paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (3) of the Amended Employees' Pension Insurance Act is deemed to be replaced with "is fiscal year 2018", the phrase "in the base fiscal year" in item (i) of paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "in fiscal year 2018", and the phrase "the base fiscal year" in (a) of that item is deemed to be replaced with "fiscal year 2018".
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### 第十八条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order
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**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4281-114/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-18/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
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## Cites
- suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-4: 第五条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-4281-114/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-5
- suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-4: 第六号 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第一項第六号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (vi)), suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-6
- suppl-4281-114/art-2/par-1: 持続可能な社会保障制度の確立を図るための改革の推進に関する法律（平成二十五年法律第百十二号）第六条第二項 → e-Gov law 425AC0000000112, 第六条第二項 (Article 6, paragraph (2)), art-6/par-2 — not held in this collection
- suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1: この条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-4281-114/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-5
- suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1: 第四十三条の三第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十三条の三第一項 (Article 43-3, paragraph (1)), art-43-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-43-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-43-3/par-1
- suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1: 改正後厚生年金保険法第四十三条の五 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十三条の五 (Article 43-5), art-43-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-43-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-43-5
- suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1: 改正後厚生年金保険法第四十三条の五第一項第二号 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十三条の五第一項第二号 (Article 43-5, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-43-5/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-43-5/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-43-5/par-1/item-2
- suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1: 第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十三条の五第三項 (Article 43-5, paragraph (3)), art-43-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-43-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-43-5/par-3
- suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1: 同条第五項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十三条の五第五項第一号 (Article 43-5, paragraph (5), item (i)), art-43-5/par-5/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-43-5/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-43-5/par-5/item-1

## Cited by

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

- 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第一項第四号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-1/par-1/item-4
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第五条第一項（再評価率の改定に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4281-114/art-5/par-1

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employees-pension-insurance-act-20261013T074650-096, translated 2026-10-13
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employees-pension-insurance-act-20261013T074650-097, translated 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
