Within the jurisdiction of each court of appeal, one or more assize courts, the list of which shall be determined by decree, shall have jurisdiction to try the crimes referred to in Article 706-26 and related offences. For the trial of defendants who have reached the age of majority, the rules relating to the composition and operation of the assize court are set by the provisions of l’article 698-6.
For the application of the preceding paragraph, the investigating chamber, when it issues the indictment in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 214, finds that the facts fall within the scope of Article 706-26.