The public prosecutor at a judicial court may, for offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11° and 18°, 706-73-1 and 706-74, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the competent investigating court pursuant to Article 706-75. The parties are notified in advance and invited to comment by the investigating judge. The order is made eight days at the earliest and one month at the latest from this notification.
When the examining magistrate decides to relinquish jurisdiction, his order does not take effect until the five-day period provided for in Article 706-78 has elapsed; when an appeal is lodged pursuant to this Article, the examining magistrate remains seised until he is notified of the judgment of the Investigating Chamber that has become res judicata or that of the Criminal Division of the Cour de Cassation.
As soon as the order has become res judicata, the public prosecutor sends the case file to the public prosecutor at the competent judicial court pursuant to Article 706-76.
The provisions of this article shall apply before the Investigating Chamber.