Article 1.　National public service personnel (exclusive of those not required to perform fulltime service and designated by Cabinet Order) who are in service on December 15 (hereinafter referred to as "employee" or "employees" ) shall be paid a year-end allowance.

Article 2.　The amount of the year-end allowance shall be computed by multiplying the monthly amount of compensation of the employee by the rates established under the following items according to the length of his service rendered during the year concerned:

2　The monthly, amount of compensation prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be, in the case of employees covered by the Law concerning Compensation of Employees in the Regular Government Service (Law No.95 of 1950)(hereinafter referred to as "employees in the regular government service" ), the total amount of the monthly amounts of base pay, family allowance and area allowance as provided for by the said Law, which they are to receive as of December 15 and, in the case of other employees, the amount to be determined by Cabinet Order consistently with the monthly amounts of compensation of the employees in the regular government service.

Article 3.　The year-end allowance shall be paid on December 15 (if this day is Sunday, December 16) every year.

Article 4.　Regulations concerning the computation of the length of service and other matters relative to the payment of the year-end allowance other than those prescribed in Article 2 paragraph 2 and the preceding Article shall be provided for by Cabinet Order.