1. **Applicable appeal period:** The appellant is in Greece, so the appeal period is 30 days from service of the final judgment: **Code of Civil Procedure (CCP), Article 518(1)**. The fact that the company arranged service does not stop the period running against it: **Article 144(2)**. ([Article 518](https://www.nomoskopio.gr/kpold_518.php); [Article 144](https://www.nomoskopio.gr/kpold_144.php))

2. **Start of the count:** Service was Thursday, **16 July 2026**. The service date is excluded; the count starts the following day, **17 July**, under **Article 144(1)**.

3. **Count 30 days:** 17–31 July are days 1–15. 1–15 August are days 16–30. Thus, the 30th day is **Saturday, 15 August 2026**.

4. **Adjust the final day:** Because Saturday is an exempt, non-working day under **Article 144(3)**, and the deadline falls on that day, **Article 144(1)** moves expiry to 7 p.m. on the next non-exempt day. Sunday, 16 August is also exempt, so the next such day is **Monday, 17 August 2026**.

RESULT: deadline = 2026-08-17; rule = CCP Article 518(1), Article 144(1)–(3)