Dr Talke Ovie
Dr. Ovie completed her legal training at the University of Münster and at the District Court of Bochum. During her studies and legal training she worked at the Institute for Tax Law under Prof. Dr. Wolffgang. At this time she was already working in the field of customs and foreign trade law and wrote her doctoral thesis on "The IT procedure ATLAS (import) as e-government and its compatibility with customs and tax secrecy".
Dr. Ovie has been working as a lawyer since 2008. Her specialist areas of expertise are customs law, export control law, transport and freight law and excise tax law. Since 2011 she is responsible for these areas of expertise in the law firm HARNISCHMACHER LÖER WENSING Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB (Münster). Since 2018 Dr. Ovie is also admitted as "Compliance Officer". She has a worldwide network of lawyers and tax consultants specialized in "customs and foreign trade law".
In addition to consulting and representation, Dr. Ovie is also active as a lecturer (Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Federal University of Applied Sciences, independent seminar providers, in-house training, etc.). Furthermore, Dr. Ovie regularly publishes articles in journals and books on customs, foreign trade and transport law.
In addition, Dr. Ovie is active in a voluntary capacity. This includes her membership in the Außenwirtschaftsrunde e.V. (Foreign Trade Round Table) as well as the European Forum for Foreign Trade, Excise Duties and Customs e.V.
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Customs clearance and trade compliance in the EU course
By Leonardo Macedo
In the EU, companies - various stakeholders of the international supply chain - report shortage of customs clearance and trade compliance specialists. The overall aim of the course is to fill the gap. This extensive course provides newcomers and cross-functional employees with the knowledge needed to successfully manage compliance and...
Customs risk management
Every company that is part of the international supply chain has a duty to assess, document and monitor the customs-related risks it has. In this course, you will learn about customs risk management as a part of a Compliance Management System (CMS). Modern compliance management is about complying with regulations...
Risk management - the general process
Every company that is part of an international supply chain must have risk management procedures in place, i.e. it must identify, assess and prioritise risks, document and monitor risk management processes. Questions answered in this video training: What are the general typical topics for risk management in companies? How do...
‘Any person’ concept or What we learn from the UCC about who is responsible for what?
Legal responsibility is one of the reasons why people refrain from engaging in non-compliant actions or activities. No one wants to be fined, let alone jailed, including participants of the international supply chain. So, what does customs compliance mean for those involved in international trade? What rules should be followed?
Keep an eye on customs case law or Who has enough money to throw away?
‘Compliance’ with statute law has given rise to a lot of publications and debates. However, when considering compliance, it should not be forgotten that case law also influences a company’s organisation and processes. Can you think of any court cases which are having an effect on your internal operations? Using...
Retrospective amendment of the customs declarant
It often happens that customs declarations are incorrectly filled out. Such errors are not necessarily intentional and are often nothing more than carelessness. The question in such cases is whether it is possible to amend the customs declaration retrospectively and how. Whereas it is accepted it is possible to go...
Customs law: retrospective change of the customs declarant
It has now been established by the supreme judicial authority, that it is possible to amend the customs declaration subsequently, even with regard to the information relating to the identity of the declarant. However, with some limitations, which we point out in the overview of the recent judgement of the...
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Customs risk management
Every company that is part of the international supply chain has a duty to assess, document and monitor the customs-related risks it has. In this course, you will learn about customs risk management as a part of a Compliance Management System (CMS). Modern compliance management is about complying with regulations...
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‘Any person’ concept or What we learn from the UCC about who is responsible for what?
Legal responsibility is one of the reasons why people refrain from engaging in non-compliant actions or activities. No one wants to be fined, let alone jailed, including participants of the international supply chain. So, what does customs compliance mean for those involved in international trade? What rules should be followed?
Keep an eye on customs case law or Who has enough money to throw away?
‘Compliance’ with statute law has given rise to a lot of publications and debates. However, when considering compliance, it should not be forgotten that case law also influences a company’s organisation and processes. Can you think of any court cases which are having an effect on your internal operations? Using...