| (in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung (in French) Département fédéral de l'économie, de la formation et de la recherche (in Italian) Dipartimento federale dell'economia, della formazione e della ricerca (in Romansh) Departament federal d'economia, furmaziun e retschertga | |
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.jpg) The east wing of theFederal Palace of Switzerland | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1848; 177 years ago (1848) |
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Federal Palace (east wing),Bern |
| Employees | 1,919[1] |
| Annual budget | Expenditure:CHF 6.1 billion Revenue: CHF 271.8 million (2009)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www.wbf.admin.ch |
TheFederal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER,German:Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung;French:Département fédéral de l'économie, de la formation et de la recherche;Italian:Dipartimento federale dell'economia, della formazione e della ricerca) is one of the sevendepartments of the federal government ofSwitzerland, headed by aMember of the Swiss Federal Council.
The department was renamed from Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA) effective on 1 January 2013 based on decisions taken by the Federal Council in 2011.[2]
The department is composed of the following federal offices:[3]
As well as the following agencies:[3]
The Federal Veterinary office (FVO) was merged in 2014 into theFederal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs, subordinated to theFederal Department of Home Affairs. The FVO was responsible foranimal welfare and health, the safety of food of animal origin and the implementation of theCITES convention.
