Following the issuance of a new set of rules governing PRC companies listing or seeking listing overseas, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Ministry of Finance, National Administration of State Secrets Protection (NASSP) and National Archives Administration of China jointly issued on 24 February 2023 the revised Provisions on Strengthening Confidentiality and Archives Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Regulation 44 (2023)), which will supersede the 2009 version ((Regulation 29 (2009)) by the end of March 2023.