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Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Austria on Social Security
September 10, 2025
Diplomatic notes for the entry into force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Austria on Social Security (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) (signed on January 19, 2024) were exchanged on September 10, 2025 in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Following this exchange, this Agreement will enter into force on December 1, 2025.
- The employees temporarily sent from Japan to Austria as well as those temporarily sent from Austria to Japan are currently subject to compulsory coverage under the pension systems of both countries which cause dual payment of pension insurance contribution in both countries. Under this Agreement, which aims to solve such problems, those employees temporarily sent from either country to the other will be covered, in principle, only by the pension system of the former country provided that the period of such dispatch is not expected to exceed five years. This Agreement will also allow the dispatched persons to totalize the periods of coverage in both countries to establish his/her eligibility to receive pension benefits.
- It is expected that the entry into force of the Agreement will reduce the burden imposed on companies and employees and further promote people-to-people and economic exchanges between Japan and Austria.