国际命名法则ICNP——规则与建议，第1部分 一般情况

Rule 1a

This revision of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria supersedes all previous revisions of the Bacteriological Code and shall be known as the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (see Appendix 1). It shall be cited as the Prokaryotic Code (2008 Revision) and will apply from the date of publication online (2015).

《国际细菌命名法》的此次修订取代了以前对《细菌法则》的所有修订，称为《国际原核生物命名法则》。 它应被引用为原核生物法则（2008年修订版)，并将从在线出版之日起适用 (2015）。

Rule 1b

Alterations to this Code can only be made by the ICSP at one of its plenary sessions. Proposals for modifications should be made in sufficient time to allow publication in the IJSEM before the next International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. For this and other Provisions, see the Statutes of the ICSP.

对本法则的修改只能由国际原核生物系统学委员会在其全体会议上作出。 修改建议应在足够的时间内提出，以便在下一届国际细菌学和应用微生物学大会之前在IJSEM上发表。 有关本条款和其他条款，请参阅国际原核生物系统学委员会的章程。

Rule 2

The Rules of this Code are retroactive, except where exceptions are specified. Examples: Rule 18a, Rule 30.

本法则的规则具有追溯力，但规定例外的除外。

Rule 3

Names contrary to a Rule cannot be maintained, except that the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes, on the recommendation of the Judicial Commission, may make exceptions to the Rules (see Rule 23a and the Statutes of the ICSP).

不能保留违反规则的名称，但国际原核生物系统学委员会可根据司法委员会的建议，对规则作例外处理。

Rule 4

In the absence of a relevant Rule or where the consequences of a Rule are uncertain, a summary in which all pertinent facts are out- lined should be submitted to the Judicial Commission for consideration (see Appendix 8 for preparation of a Request for an Opinion).

在没有相关规则或规则的后果不确定的情况下，应向司法委员会提交所有相关事实的摘要，供其审议。