This need is clearly present also in Recommendation of the Council
of Europe’s Committee of Minsters 2009 (11) on principles concerning
continuing powers of attorney and advance directives for incapacity that
aims to promote self-determination for capable adults in the event of
their future incapacity, by means of continuing powers of attorney and
advance directives (Principle 1, Promotion of self-determination) and
that provides that the attorney, as far as possible, informs and consults
the granter on an on-going basis. The attorney, as far as possible, ascertains
and takes account of the past and present wishes and feeling of the
granter and gives them due respect.