# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第十条 (Article 10)

- 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: 第十条 (Article 10)（資格取得の時期） — address `art-10`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第十条（資格取得の時期） — (Timing of Acquisition of the Status)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-10</sup>

  **第一項**  企業型年金加入者は、次の各号のいずれかに該当するに至った日に、企業型年金加入者の資格を取得する。
  <sup>art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-10/par-1</sup>
  A participant of a corporate-type pension plan acquires the status as a participant of a corporate-type pension plan on the day on which the person comes to fall under any of the following items:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  実施事業所に使用されるに至ったとき。
    <sup>art-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-10/par-1/item-1</sup>
    when the person becomes employed at the place of business implementing the plan;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  その使用される事業所若しくは事務所（以下「事業所」という。）又は船舶が、実施事業所となったとき。
    <sup>art-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-10/par-1/item-2</sup>
    when the place of business or office (hereinafter referred to as the "place of business") or the ship where the person is employed becomes a place of business implementing the plan;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  実施事業所に使用される者が、第一号等厚生年金被保険者となったとき。
    <sup>art-10/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-10/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-10/par-1/item-3</sup>
    when a person employed at a place of business implementing the plan becomes a category I or IV EPI insured person; or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  実施事業所に使用される者が、企業型年金規約により定められている資格を取得したとき。
    <sup>art-10/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-10/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-10/par-1/item-4</sup>
    when a person employed at a place of business implementing the plan acquires the qualifications specified by the corporate-type pension plan rules.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 確定拠出年金法 第十一条第一項（資格喪失の時期） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-11/par-1

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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