Question: last day to file an appeal (efesi) against the final judgment of the Multi-Member Court of First Instance of Heraklion (ordinary procedure), published 2 July 2026, served on the defendant company (seated in Heraklion, Greece) at the plaintiff's initiative on Thursday 16 July 2026. Law: Greek Code of Civil Procedure (KPolD) as in force in October 2026.

Step 1 - The remedy and where it is filed.
The judgment is a final judgment of a first-instance court, so it can be challenged by appeal (art. 511 KPolD). The appeal is filed with the registry of the court that issued the judgment, here the Multi-Member Court of First Instance of Heraklion (art. 495 para 1 KPolD).

Step 2 - Which deadline applies.
Art. 518 para 1 KPolD: if the judgment has been served, the appeal deadline is 30 days from service when the appellant resides (has its seat) in Greece; 60 days if it resides abroad or its residence is unknown. The company is seated in Heraklion, Crete, so the deadline is 30 days. Since Law 4335/2015, service by either party starts the deadline; here it was served on the company by the plaintiff, so the 30-day deadline runs against the company.
(The alternative long deadline of art. 518 para 2 KPolD - two years from publication if no service - is irrelevant, because the judgment was served. The publication date of 2 July 2026 therefore does not drive the count.)

Step 3 - Start of the count.
Art. 144 para 1 KPolD: the day of the event that triggers the deadline (the service on 16 July 2026) is not counted; the deadline begins on the next day. Day 1 = Friday 17 July 2026.

Step 4 - Days running in July.
17 July to 31 July 2026 inclusive = 15 days. Remaining: 30 - 15 = 15 days.

Step 5 - August suspension.
Art. 147 para 2 KPolD: the deadlines for the exercise of legal remedies (including appeal) are suspended from 1 to 31 August. The deadline that began in July stops running on 1 August and resumes on 1 September 2026. August days are not counted.

Step 6 - Resumption and end of the count.
The remaining 15 days run from Tuesday 1 September 2026: day 16 = 1 Sept, ..., day 30 = Tuesday 15 September 2026. The deadline expires at the end of that day (art. 144 para 1 KPolD).

Step 7 - Holiday check.
Art. 144 para 3 KPolD (last day falling on a Sunday/public holiday extends to the next working day): 15 September 2026 is a Tuesday and not a public holiday, so no extension applies.

Conclusion: the last day for the company to file its appeal at the registry of the Multi-Member Court of First Instance of Heraklion is Tuesday 15 September 2026 (30 days under art. 518 para 1 KPolD, counted from 17 July under art. 144 para 1, with August suspended under art. 147 para 2).

RESULT: deadline = 2026-09-15; rule = KPolD art. 518 para 1 (with art. 144 para 1 and art. 147 para 2)
