Without prejudice to the derogations provided for by Article 7 of Directive (EU) 2016/797, the Agency shall, at the Commission's request, examine, from the point of view of railway safety and interoperability, any project involving the design, construction, renewal or upgrading of any subsystem in respect of which an application for Union financial support has been submitted.

Within a period to be agreed with the Commission, which may not exceed 2 months, taking into account the importance of the project and the resources available, the Agency shall give an opinion on whether the project complies with the relevant railway safety and interoperability legislation.