Federal Department of Economic Affairs - Organisation

Organisation

The Department is composed of the following offices:

• General Secretariat, including the Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau FCAB (responsible for consumer affairs) and the Swiss civilian service agency (ZIVI).
• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco): Responsible for national and international economic policy, trade negotiations and labour policy.
• Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG): Responsible for agricultural policy and for direct payments to Swiss farmers.
• Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET): Responsible for vocational education and training, Universities of Applied Sciences and innovation promotion.
• Federal Veterinary office (FVO): Responsible for animal welfare and health, the safety of food of animal origin and the implementation of the CITES convention.
• Integration Office (see FDFA above)
• Federal Office for National Economic Supply (FONES): Manages emergency supplies of essential goods and services.
• Federal Housing Office (FHO): Responsible for housing policy.

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

• Price Supervisor: Price ombudsman and responsible for the supervision of regulated prices.
• Competition Commission: Swiss competition regulator.
• Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET): Provides training for vocational education professionals.