The request must be made with the help of a physician or a specialized nurse practitioner, using the form provided for by law. It must be made in the presence of two witnesses or by notarial act en minute, in which case the completed form is annexed to the act. The person must, among other things, be of full age, capable of giving consent to care and have a serious and incurable illness leading to incapacity to give consent to care. They must describe the clinical manifestations related to their illness in their request. Once signed, it must be recorded in the register of advance requests to be applicable. It does not automatically lead to the administration of medical aid in dying. The Criminal Code does not currently allow the provision of this aid solely on the basis of an advance request; the federal framework may change.