Luxembourg has a population of under half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi). Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe, and ranked 175th in size of all the 194 independent countries of the world; the country is about 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi) in size, and measures 82 km (51 miles) long and 57 km (35 miles) wide.

A complete description of the Health Care System in Luxemburg available online at:

World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe

Currently, there is not specific regulation of Advance Directives in Luxembourg.

The ADs in Louxembourg can be named as:

• Directives de fin de vie
• Directives anticipées (de volontés)
• Déclaration anticipée
• Testament de vie

Generally speaking, the citizens of Luxembourg do not complete ADs. No register of ADs exists in Luxembourg. As a result, it is impossible to know whether some people have already completed them, whether before a notary public or by another method.

Nowdays, there is not specific regulation of Advance Directives in Luxembourg. The bill “Loi relative aux soins palliatifs, à la directive anticipée et á l´accompagnement en fin de vie”  [“Law relating to Palliative Care, Advance Directives and Caring for Patients at the End of Life”] has been presented to the Chamber of Deputies on July 20th, 2006.

Although a law decriminalising euthanasia in Luxembourg has been passed, ADs are currently not valid in the country. 

There is not specific procedure to complete an AD in Louxembourg.

There are no specific forms to register an AD in Louxembourg.