Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation
(in French) Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et des communications
(in Italian) Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni
(in Romansh) Departament federal per ambient, traffic, energia e communicaziun
Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
Bundeshaus Nord und Nationalbank in Bern.jpg
The Federal Palace North
Agency overview
Formed1848; 175 years ago (1848)
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersBern
Employees2,500
Annual budgetExpenditure: CHF 9 billion
Revenue: CHF 815.3 million
(2009)
Minister responsible
Websitewww.uvek.admin.ch

The Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation, French: Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et des communications, Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni, Romansh: Departament federal per ambient, traffic, energia e communicaziun ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council.

Organisation

The department is composed of the following offices:

  • General Secretariat
  • Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE): Coordinates area planning between the federal agencies, the cantons and the municipalities.
  • Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN): Responsible for matters of the environment, including the protection of plants and animals and the protection against noise, air pollution or natural hazards.
  • Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA): Regulates civil aviation.
  • Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM): Regulates radio and TV stations, notably the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Federal Office of Energy (FOE): Responsible for the provision of electrical energy at the federal level, as well as for the supervision of dams.
  • Federal Office of Transport (FOT): Responsible for public transport at the federal level, including the development of the federal rail network and navigation on the Rhine.
  • Federal Roads Authority (FEDRO): Responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of the national highway network.

The following independent authorities are affiliated to the DETEC for administrative purposes:

Name of department

  • 1848–1859: Department of Posts and Construction
  • 1860–1872: Department of Posts
  • 1873–1878: Department of Posts and Telegraph
  • 1879–1962: Department of Posts and Railways
  • 1963–1978: Department of Transport, Communications and Energy
  • 1979–1997: Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy
  • Since 1998: Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

List of heads of the department

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  2. ^ "The aims of the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy, and Communications (DETEC)". Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007.

External links


This page was last updated at 2023-05-19 09:23 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari