1.The Commission, acting in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 5(2), shall be empowered to agree with the Moldovan authorities on the economic policy conditions attached to the Union macro-financial assistance, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding which shall include a timeframe for their fulfilment (hereinafter the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’). The conditions shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the IMF and Moldova and with the key principles and objectives of economic reform set out in the EU- Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and Action Plan. These principles and objectives aim at strengthening the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the assistance, including in particular public finance management systems in Moldova. Progress in attaining those objectives shall be regularly monitored by the Commission. The detailed financial terms of the assistance shall be laid down in a Grant Agreement to be agreed between the Commission and the Moldovan authorities.