Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
4/17/2017
2. House Identification
 30861
 Senate Identification
 4208

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Arent Fox LLP
Address
1717 K Street, NW
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Washington
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DC
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20006-5344
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Gerald L. Mitchell
 Telephone
​2028576423
 E-mail
​gerald.mitchell@arentfox.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law Firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​International Fragrance Association North America
Address
​1655 Fort Myer Drive, Suite 875
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​Arlington
 State
​VA
 Zip
​22209
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Fragrance industry trade association

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Dan ​Renberg ​ ​Member, Board of Directors, Ex-Im Bank; Leg. Director and Dep. Chief of Staff, Sen. Arlen Specter
​Alex ​Manning ​ ​Staff Dir., Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Subcomm., House Homeland Security Comm.; Leg. Dir., Rep. Michael McCaul; Prof. Staff, House Govt Reform Comm.; Leg. Corr., Leg. Asst., Leg. Dir., Rep. Thaddeus McCotter
​Deborah ​Kobrin ​ ​Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Legislation relating to chemical safety, cosmetic ingredients safety, and disclosure of fragrance ingredients in consumer products; Comprehensive tax reform generally; Trade policy, including import restrictions and duties

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
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(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​Avenue des Arts, 6
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​Brussels
​International Fragrance Association
​1210 Brussels
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​12000.00
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Gerald L. Mitchell
 Date
6/1/2017 10:47:37 PM