# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第七十九条の五 (Article 79-5)

- 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: 第七十九条の五 (Article 79-5)（積立金の資産の構成の目標） — address `art-79-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第七十九条の五（積立金の資産の構成の目標） — (Target of the Asset Structure of Reserves)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-79-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5</sup>

**第一項**  管理運用主体は、積立金基本指針に適合するよう、共同して、次条第一項に規定する管理運用の方針において同条第二項第三号の資産の構成を定めるに当たつて参酌すべき積立金の資産の構成の目標を定めなければならない。
<sup>art-79-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-1</sup>
The management and investment entities must jointly establish the target asset structure for reserves to be considered when they prescribe the asset structure referred to in paragraph (2), item (iii) of that Article in the management/investment guidelines provided for in the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article, so that the target asset structure conforms to the basic policy for reserves.
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**第二項**  管理運用主体は、財政の現況及び見通しが作成されたときその他必要があると認めるときは、共同して、前項に規定する積立金の資産の構成の目標に検討を加え、必要に応じ、これを変更しなければならない。
<sup>art-79-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-2</sup>
When a current budget status and projections report has been prepared or if the management and investment entities find it to be necessary to do so, they must jointly review the target asset structure for the reserves provided for in the preceding paragraph and revise this as needed.
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**第三項**  管理運用主体は、第一項に規定する積立金の資産の構成の目標を定め、又は変更したときは、遅滞なく、共同して、これを公表するとともに、主務大臣に送付しなければならない。
<sup>art-79-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-3</sup>
The management and investment entities, having prescribed or revised the target asset structure for reserves provided for in paragraph (1), must jointly make this public without delay and send this to the competent ministers.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  主務大臣は、第一項に規定する積立金の資産の構成の目標が積立金基本指針に適合しないと認めるときは、管理運用主体に対し、当該目標の変更を命ずることができる。
<sup>art-79-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-4</sup>
If a competent minister finds that the target asset structure for reserves provided for in paragraph (1) does not conform to the basic policy for reserves, the minister may order the management and investment entities to revise the target.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  前項の規定による命令をしようとするときは、厚生労働大臣は、あらかじめ、積立金基本指針に適合するよう変更させるべき内容の案を作成し、財務大臣、総務大臣及び文部科学大臣に協議するものとする。
<sup>art-79-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-5</sup>
Before seeking to issue an order under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must first prepare a draft of the content to be revised to conform to the basic policy for reserves, and consult with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-79-5/par-1: 次条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の六第一項 (Article 79-6, paragraph (1)), art-79-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-6/par-1
- art-79-5/par-1: 同条第二項第三号 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の六第二項第三号 (Article 79-6, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-79-6/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-6/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-6/par-2/item-3
- art-79-5/par-2: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第一項 (Article 79-5, paragraph (1)), art-79-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-1
- art-79-5/par-3: 第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第一項 (Article 79-5, paragraph (1)), art-79-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-1
- art-79-5/par-4: 第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第一項 (Article 79-5, paragraph (1)), art-79-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-1
- art-79-5/par-5: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第四項 (Article 79-5, paragraph (4)), art-79-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-4

## Cited by

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

- 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第二項（積立金の資産の構成の目標） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第三項（積立金の資産の構成の目標） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第四項（積立金の資産の構成の目標） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-4
- 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の五第五項（積立金の資産の構成の目標） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-5/par-5
- 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の六第一項（管理運用の方針） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-6/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 第百四条の二第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2/par-1/item-1
- 厚生年金保険法 第百四条の二第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104-2/par-1/item-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十八条第二項（積立金基本指針等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-63/art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-63/art-28/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十八条第四項（積立金基本指針等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-63/art-28/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-63/art-28/par-4

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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
