Central Compensation Office
{{Short description|Swiss government agency}}
{{Infobox Government agency
| agency_name = Central Compensation Office
| native_name = {{in lang|de}} Zentrale Ausgleichsstelle
{{in lang|fr}} Centrale de compensation
{{in lang|it}} Ufficio centrale di compensazione
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| logo = Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
| logo_width = 300 px
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| jurisdiction = Federal administration of Switzerland
| headquarters = Geneva
| employees = 850
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| parent_agency = Federal Finance Administration
| website = [https://www.zas.admin.ch/zas/en/home.html zas.admin.ch]
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The Central Compensation Office (CCO){{Efn|{{langx|de|Zentrale Ausgleichsstelle, ZAS}}, {{langx|fr|Centrale de compensation, CdC}}, {{langx|it|Ufficio centrale di compensazione, UCC}}}} is the federal office responsible for implementing body for first-pillar social security, which covers old-age and survivors' insurance (OASI), disability insurance (DI) and compensation for loss of earnings (APG).{{Cite web |last=Office |first=Central Compensation |title=Missions and values of the Central Compensation Office |url=https://www.zas.admin.ch/zas/en/home/la-cdc/missions-de-la-centrale-de-compensation.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.zas.admin.ch |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Histoire de la sécurité sociale-Caisses de compensation |url=https://www.histoiredelasecuritesociale.ch/institutions/caisses-dassurance/caisses-de-compensation |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.histoiredelasecuritesociale.ch}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-05 |title=La disparition du «certificat de vie» ravit les rentiers suisses à l’étranger |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/economie/la-disparition-du--certificat-de-vie--ravit-les-rentiers-suisses-%C3%A0-l-%C3%A9tranger/48416832 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=fr}}
It is based in Geneva, with approximately 850 employees. It is supervised by the Federal Finance Administration,{{Cite web |last=FFA |first=Federal Finance Administration |title=Task |url=https://www.efv.admin.ch/efv/en/home/efv/auftrag.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.efv.admin.ch |language=en}} which is subordinated to the Federal Department of Finance.
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.zas.admin.ch/zas/en/home.html}}
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Category:Federal offices of Switzerland
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