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Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

(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
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 169 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Bern
Employees	1,848
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 9 billion Revenue: CHF 815.3 million (2009)
Minister responsible	Doris Leuthard, Federal Councillor
Website	www.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.

The Department is composed of the following offices:

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

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