# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第六十八条 (Article 68)

- 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: 第六十八条 (Article 68)（個人型年金加入者掛金） — address `art-68`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第六十八条（個人型年金加入者掛金） — (Participant of an Individual-type Pension Plan's Contribution)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-68 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-68 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-68</sup>

  **第一項**  個人型年金加入者は、政令で定めるところにより、年一回以上、定期的に掛金を拠出する。
  <sup>art-68/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-68/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-68/par-1</sup>
  A participant of an individual-type pension plan periodically makes contributions at least once a year, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  個人型年金加入者掛金の額は、個人型年金規約で定めるところにより、個人型年金加入者が決定し、又は変更する。
  <sup>art-68/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-68/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-68/par-2</sup>
  The amount of the participant of an individual-type pension plan's contribution is decided or changed in accordance with the participant of an individual-type pension plan pursuant to the provisions of the individual-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 第六十八条の二第一項（中小事業主掛金） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-68-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-68-2/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