# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第七十四条の三 (Article 74-3)

- 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: 第七十四条の三 (Article 74-3)（脱退一時金相当額等又は残余財産の移換があった場合の運用の指図の特例） — address `art-74-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第七十四条の三（脱退一時金相当額等又は残余財産の移換があった場合の運用の指図の特例） — (Special Provisions on Instructions on Investment When an Amount Equivalent to Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment or Residual Assets Are Transferred)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-74-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-3</sup>

  **第一項**  第二十五条の二の規定は、前条第一項の規定により移換される脱退一時金相当額等又は残余財産がある場合について準用する。この場合において、第二十五条の二第三項中「納付される事業主掛金等」とあるのは、「第七十四条の二第一項の規定により移換される脱退一時金相当額等又は残余財産」と読み替えるものとする。
  <sup>art-74-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-3/par-1</sup>
  The provisions of Article 25-2 apply mutatis mutandis to a case where an amount equivalent to lump-sum withdrawal payment, etc. or residual assets are transferred pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. In this case, the phrase "the employer's contribution, etc. paid" in Article 25-2, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "the amount equivalent to lump-sum withdrawal payment, etc. or the residual assets transferred pursuant to the provisions of Article 74-2, paragraph (1)".
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-74-3/par-1: 第二十五条の二 → 確定拠出年金法 第二十五条の二 (Article 25-2), art-25-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-25-2
- art-74-3/par-1: 前条第一項 → 確定拠出年金法 第七十四条の二第一項 (Article 74-2, paragraph (1)), art-74-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-2/par-1
- art-74-3/par-1: 第二十五条の二第三項 → 確定拠出年金法 第二十五条の二第三項 (Article 25-2, paragraph (3)), art-25-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-25-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-25-2/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 確定拠出年金法 第七十四条の五第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-74-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-74-5/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
