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Its membership includes various industry associations such as the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU), the International Bromine Council, the Nickel Institute, and others. [...] According to a briefing for Commission officials, the contacts for the ASMoR secretariat are staff at Hanover Communications which is 16th on LobbyFacts’ list of the biggest lobby consultancies in Brussels. [...] Hanover does not list ASMoR as a client in its declaration to the EU lobby transparency register, although, for example, ASMoR member the Nickel Institute is listed. [...] As with European Livestock Voice, ASMoR is another industry lobby group which is not part of the register but which is able to gain access to lobby Commission officials. [...] Once again, this case is evidence of the problems with the existing EU lobby register, and its de facto voluntary status.