# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第七十八条の十三 (Article 78-13)

- 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
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- Provision: 第七十八条の十三 (Article 78-13)（被扶養配偶者に対する年金たる保険給付の基本的認識） — address `art-78-13`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第七十八条の十三（被扶養配偶者に対する年金たる保険給付の基本的認識） — (Fundamental Recognition behind the Provision of Pension Insurance Benefits to a Dependent Spouse)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-78-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-78-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-78-13</sup>

**第一項**  被扶養配偶者に対する年金たる保険給付に関しては、第三章に定めるもののほか、被扶養配偶者を有する被保険者が負担した保険料について、当該被扶養配偶者が共同して負担したものであるという基本的認識の下に、この章の定めるところによる。
<sup>art-78-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-78-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-78-13/par-1</sup>
In addition to what is prescribed in Chapter III, the provision of pension insurance benefits to a dependent spouse is as prescribed in this Chapter, based on the fundamental recognition that the insurance premiums borne by an insured who has a dependent spouse are insurance premiums that the dependent spouse has borne jointly with the insured.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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