Other Codes
A more radical approach was to replace all existing codes with a new BioCode, basically a synthesis of the existing Codes. The originally planned implementation date for the BioCode draft was January 1, 2000, but agreement was not reached.
A revised BioCode that, instead of replacing the existing codes, would provide a unified context for them, was proposed in 2011. The International Botanical Congress of 2011 declined to consider the BioCode proposal.
Another code in development is the PhyloCode, which would regulate phylogenetic nomenclature rather than Linnaean nomenclature (that is, it requires phylogenetic definitions for every name, and does not contain mandatory ranks). It will be implemented as soon as its companion volume will be published; that volume will contain phylogenetic definitions of some widely used names and serve as the starting point for priority.
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