Question: last day to file an appeal (efesi) against a final judgment of the Multi-Member Court of First Instance of Heraklion (ordinary procedure), published 2 July 2026 and served on the losing company on Thursday 16 July 2026. The case is invented; the count follows the Greek Code of Civil Procedure (KPolD) as in force in October 2026.

Step 1. Is the judgment open to appeal?
A final judgment of a first-instance court can be appealed (art. 511 KPolD). An appeal against a judgment of the Multi-Member Court of First Instance goes to the Court of Appeal (art. 19 KPolD). The judgment ended the proceedings, so the company can appeal it now.

Step 2. Which deadline applies: the short one or the long one?
- Art. 518 para 1 KPolD sets the short deadline. It is 30 days if the appellant lives in Greece and 60 days if it lives abroad or its residence is unknown. It starts from service of the final judgment that ends the proceedings. Service by the winning party also starts the deadline for the party served.
- Art. 518 para 2 KPolD sets the long deadline, counted from publication. It applies only if the judgment has not been served.
- Here the judgment was served on 16 July 2026, so art. 518 para 1 governs. The company is seated in Heraklion, Greece, so the deadline is 30 days from service. The publication date (2 July 2026) does not matter for this count.

Step 3. When does the count start?
- Deadlines are counted under art. 144 KPolD together with art. 241 of the Civil Code (AK). The day of the event that starts the deadline (here, service on 16 July) is not counted.
- The count starts on Friday 17 July 2026, which is day 1. A deadline set in days ends when its last day has fully passed (art. 241 AK).

Step 4. The August suspension
- Art. 147 para 2 KPolD suspends the deadlines for filing legal remedies (and for other procedural acts) from 1 to 31 August.
- Days counted before the suspension: 17 to 31 July 2026 = 15 days (days 1 to 15).
- From 1 to 31 August 2026 the deadline is suspended and no days are counted.
- The count restarts on 1 September 2026 with day 16.

Step 5. The rest of the count
- 15 days remain (30 minus 15): days 16 to 30 run from 1 to 15 September 2026.
- Day 30 is Tuesday 15 September 2026.

Step 6. Holiday check (art. 144 KPolD with art. 243 AK, the rule for a last day that falls on a non-working day)
- 15 September 2026 is a Tuesday. It is not a Sunday or a public holiday, so the last day stays where it is.

Conclusion: under art. 518 para 1 KPolD (30 days from service), with the August suspension under art. 147 para 2 KPolD, the last day to file the appeal is Tuesday 15 September 2026. Under art. 495 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.

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