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Federal Department of Justice and Police

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Website
  
www.ejpd.admin.ch

Founded
  
1848

Headquarters
  
Bern

Number of employees
  
2,203

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Formed
  
1848; 169 years ago (1848)

Jurisdiction
  
Federal administration of Switzerland

Annual budget
  
Expenditure: CHF 1.4 billion Revenue: CHF 130.8 million (2009)

Minister responsible
  
Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councillor

Subsidiaries
  
Federal Office of Police

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The Federal Department of Justice and Police (German: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement, French: Département fédéral de justice et police, Italian: Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia, Romansh:  Departament federal da giustia e polizia ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. It is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss justice minister. Until 1979, the department was known as the Department of Justice and Police.

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Organisation

The Department is composed of the following offices and institutes:

  • General Secretariat
  • State Secretariat for Migration (SEM): Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers.
  • Federal Office of Justice (FOI): Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international judicial assistance.
  • Federal Office of Police (fedpol): Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service (Service for Analysis and Prevention SAP), and the Federal Criminal Police (FCP), which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction.
  • Federal Office of Metrology (METAS): Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in metrology.
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP): Registration authority for patents, trademarks and industrial design.
  • Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL): Provides consultancy services on issues of comparative law.

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

  • Federal Gaming Board (FGB): Regulates casinos and enforces Swiss gambling law (except lotteries, which are regulated by the cantons).

    • References

    Federal Department of Justice and Police Wikipedia
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