Provision 8

DIVISION III

PROVISIONS FOR GOVERNANCE OF THE CODE

PROVISION 8
PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE CODE RELATING SOLELY
TO NAMES OF ORGANISMS TREATED AS FUNGI

8.1. For proposals relating to the content of Chapter F, which brings together the provisions of this Code that deal solely with names of organisms treated as fungi (but excluding any other content), exactly the same procedures outlined in Prov. 1–7 are to be followed except that in Prov. 1, 2, 4, and 5 mentions of International Botanical Congress, Nomenclature Section [of that Congress], Bureau of Nomenclature, and Nominating Committee are to be replaced by International Mycological Congress, Fungal Nomenclature Session [of that Congress], Fungal Nomenclature Bureau, and Nominating Committee of the Fungal Nomenclature Session, respectively; and officers such as President, Rapporteur-général, and Vice-rapporteur (these specifically renamed Chair, Secretary, and Deputy Secretary, respectively) are to be understood as members of the Fungal Nomenclature Bureau rather than the Bureau of Nomenclature (specifically in Prov. 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 footnote, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10, 4.11, 5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8; but not in Prov. 5.3 and 5.4; and the following clauses do not apply: Prov. 5.1(e) and (f)and Prov. 5.2(g)).

8.2. The General Committee in consultation with the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi is responsible for deciding which proposals relate solely to names of organisms treated as fungi.

8.3. A guiding vote on proposals to amend the Code relating solely to names of organisms treated as fungi is organized by the Fungal Nomenclature Bureau in conjunction with the International Mycological Association (IMA) to coincide with the publication of the synopsis of proposals. No accumulation or transfer of votes is permissible in this vote. The following persons are entitled to vote:

(a) individual members of the IMA;

(b) individual members of organizations affiliated with the IMA;

(c) individual members of other organizations approved by Fungal Nomenclature Bureau;

(d) authors of proposals to amend the Code relating solely to names of organisms treated as fungi;

(e) members of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi.

8.4. The Fungal Nomenclature Session is part of an International Mycological Congress and meets prior to a plenary session of the Congress at a time and with a duration to be determined by consultation between the International Mycological Association and the Fungal Nomenclature Bureau.

8.5. The Fungal Nomenclature Session has the following functions:

(a) approves the previous Code if amended at the last International Mycological Congress (in the circumstance where there has not been an International Botanical Congress since the last International Mycological Congress) as a basis for discussion by the Session, and otherwise utilizes the most recent published Code;

(b) decides on proposals to amend the Code relating solely to organisms treated as fungi;

(c) appoints ad hoc committees to consider specific questions and report back to the Session;

(d) authorizes Special-purpose Committees, with a specific mandate, to deal with matters relating solely to names of organisms treated as fungi, to be appointed by the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi in consultation with the General Committee and report back to the Fungal Nomenclature Session of the next International Mycological Congress;

(e) elects the ordinary members of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi;

(f) elects the Secretary of the Fungal Nomenclature Bureau for the next International Mycological Congress;

(g) receives reports of Special-purpose Committees dealing with matters relating solely to names of organisms treated as fungi.

8.6. The Chair of the Fungal Nomenclature Session is elected by the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi in consultation with the General Committee prior to the International Mycological Congress. The Chair chairs the debates and is responsible for their harmony and timely conclusion; recognizes and silences speakers; may end a debate; decides on procedural matters not covered in Div. III; and is authorized to move a resolution on behalf of the Fungal Nomenclature Session at a plenary session of the same International Mycological Congress that the decisions and appointments of the Fungal Nomenclature Session with respect to matters relating solely to names of organisms treated as fungi be approved.

8.7. In the Fungal Nomenclature Bureau, the Deputy Secretary is appointed by the Secretary and approved by the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi in consultation with the General Committee no later than three years prior to the International Mycological Congress. The Deputy Secretary assists and, if necessary, serves in place of the Secretary.

8.8. The Rapporteur-général elected for the International Botanical Congress that follows the International Mycological Congress, or an alternate appointed by that Rapporteur-général, is invited to attend the Fungal Nomenclature Session as a non-voting advisor to the Session.

8.9. When proposals relating solely to names of organisms treated as fungi are dealt with in a Fungal Nomenclature Session, there are no institutional votes, and therefore Prov. 3, 7.5, and 7.12 do not apply. Each member of the Session has one personal vote. No accumulation or transfer of personal votes is permissible.

8.10. The decisions taken at the Fungal Nomenclature Session of an International Mycological Congress relating solely to names of organisms treated as fungi, once accepted by a subsequent plenary session of the same Congress, are binding on the Nomenclature Section convened at the subsequent International Botanical Congress. Such decisions will, however, be open for any editorial adjustments deemed necessary by the Editorial Committee.

8.11. Certain publications, which may be electronic or printed or both, appear as soon as feasible after an International Mycological Congress, not necessarily in this sequence:

(a) the Congress-approved decisions and elections of the Fungal Nomenclature Session including the results of the preliminary guiding vote;

(b) the announcement of Special-purpose Committees and their membership;

(c) a transcript of the Fungal Nomenclature Session.

8.12. Where modifications to the Code have been authorized by a plenary session of an International Mycological Congress on a resolution moved by the Fungal Nomenclature Session of that Congress, such modifications should be inserted into any online version of the Code in such a manner that it is clear that the modifications originated from that International Mycological Congress.