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, it, Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni, rm, ) is one of the seven
departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of the
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
*Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
*Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
*Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
* Swiss Internation ...
federal
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...
, 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
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typi ...
at the federal level, including the development of the
federal rail network and navigation on the
Rhine
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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:
*
Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (formerly
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau and
Investigation Bureau for Railway, Funicular and Boat Accidents).
*
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...
(ComCom): Regulates the telecommunications market, awards service licences, rules on
interconnection disputes and approves frequency and numbering plans.
*
Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations (ESTI): Responsible for inspecting low and heavy-current electrical installations.
Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate(HSK): Assesses and monitors security and radiation protection in Swiss nuclear installations.
*
Federal Pipelines Inspectorate (ERI): Responsible for the planning, construction and operation of
fuel pipeline systems in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
*
Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television: Decides on complaints about radio and television programmes.
*
PostReg: Regulates the
Swiss Post.
*
Railways Arbitration Commission (RACO): Arbitrates in disputes over access to the rail network.
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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
*
Energy in Switzerland
The energy sector in Switzerland is, by its structure and importance, typical of a developed country. Apart from hydroelectric power and firewood, the country has few indigenous energy resources: oil products, natural gas and nuclear fuel are im ...
Notes and references
External links
Official website
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Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Communications in Switzerland
Transport in Switzerland
Energy in Switzerland