!!!Bundesministerien

Federal Ministries, assist the respective  Federal Ministers in the 
conduct of business within his/her competence (compare  Federal 
Chancellery). The number, competencies and establishment of the 
federal ministries are fixed by the Federal Ministries Act (as 
amended). Each federal ministry is subdivided into sections, which are 
subdivided into departments. Several departments can form groups. They 
also have auxiliary services (e.g. libraries, receiving and 
dispatching stations, secretarial and typing/computer offices, 
accounting department); it is possible to set up "shared" ministerial 
secretariats to handle the affairs of various sections in common. 
Since April 1, 2000 the following federal ministries have existed: ( 
Ministry for Foreign Affairs)),  Ministry for Education, Science and 
Culture,  Ministry of Finance,  Ministry of the Interior,  Ministry of 
Justice, Ministry for National Defence ( Ministry of Defence), 
Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water 
Management ( Ministry of Agriculture), Ministry for Public Services 
and Sports ( Verwaltungsministerium), Ministry for Social Security and 
Generations ( Ministry of Social Affairs), Ministry for Transport, 
Innovation and Technology ( Ministry of Transport), Ministry of 
Economic Affairs and Labour ( Ministry of Economic Affairs). The  
Federal Chancellery is also a ministry.

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The Federal Ministries formerly had other areas of responsibility and 
different designations:  Ministry of Family Affairs,  Ministry of 
Health,  Ministry of Trade,  Ministry for Environmental Affairs,  
Ministry for Education,  Ministry of Science.

!Literature
W. Barfuss, Ressortzustaendigkeit und Vollzugsklausel 
(Forschungen aus Staat und Recht 7), 1968.


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