The order made pursuant to article 706-77 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, either to the investigating chamber if the specialised court in favour of which the relinquishment has been ordered or refused is within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal in which the court initially seised is located, or, if this is not the case, to the criminal chamber of the Cour de cassation. Within eight days of receiving the file, the Investigating Chamber or the Criminal Division appoints the investigating judge responsible for continuing the investigation. The Public Prosecutor may also refer the matter directly to the Investigating Chamber or the Criminal Division of the Cour de Cassation where the investigating judge has not made his order within the one-month period provided for in the first paragraph of Article 706-77.
The decision of the Investigating Chamber or the Criminal Division is brought to the attention of the investigating judge and the Public Prosecutor and notified to the parties.
The provisions of this article shall apply to a judgment of the Investigating Chamber given on the basis of the fourth paragraph of Article 706-77, in which case the appeal shall be brought before the Criminal Division.