1. The physician has to provide the patient or his legal representative clear information on the purpose of his consent, the diagnosis and suggested treatment methods,the foreseeable consequences of the application or omission of those treatment methods, the risk of the interventio, the results of the treatment and prognoses. The scope and object of the information is very broad.
2. The principle universally adopted is that the patient has 'the right to the truth', although the scope of given information may vary depending on his intelligence, mental condition and sensitivity, and on the type, necessity and emergeny of the intervention.
3. The duty of proof of having performed the obligation to inform the patient lies with the physician. The physician must prove that the information granted by him on the risk and consequences of the medical interventions or diagnostic examinations comprised a basis for the granted consent or the refusal.

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