An order made on the basis of article 706-18 by which an investigating judge decides to relinquish jurisdiction may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the public prosecutor or the parties, to the Criminal Division of the Cour de cassation, which shall designate, within eight days of the date of receipt of the file, the investigating judge responsible for continuing the investigation. The Public Prosecutor may also refer the matter directly to the Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation when the investigating judge has not made his order within the one-month period provided for in the first paragraph of Article 706-18.
The judgment of the Criminal Division shall be brought to the attention of the investigating judge and the Public Prosecutor and served on the parties.
The provisions of this article shall apply to the judgment delivered on the basis of the last paragraph of Article 706-18 by which an investigating division rules on its relinquishment of jurisdiction.