STEP-BY-STEP COUNT (Greek Code of Civil Procedure, as in force October 2026)

Step 1 - Which period applies. The judgment is a final judgment of the Multi-Member Court of First Instance (ordinary procedure), so it is open to appeal (art. 511 ff. CCP). The appeal period depends on service. Art. 518 par. 1 CCP: the appeal is filed within 30 days from the service of the judgment, if it was served at a party's initiative. The 60-day period (art. 518 par. 1, second sentence) is for a party residing abroad or of unknown residence; it does not apply, because the company is seated in Heraklion, Crete. The alternative period of art. 518 par. 2 CCP (three years from publication, where the judgment was never served) does not apply either, because the judgment was served. The period is therefore 30 days from service.

Step 2 - Start of the count. Service took place on Thursday 16 July 2026. Under art. 144 par. 1 CCP, read with arts. 240 and 241 of the Civil Code, a period fixed in days starts on the day after the event that triggers it, and the day of the event is not counted. Day 1 is therefore Friday 17 July 2026.

Step 3 - Counting 30 days. 17-31 July gives 15 days (days 1-15). 1-15 August gives 15 days (days 16-30). Day 30 is 15 August 2026, which is a Saturday. Check: 16 July is a Thursday, and 16 July + 30 days = 15 August, a Saturday. 15 August is also the public holiday of the Dormition (Dekapentavgoustos).

Step 4 - No suspension for the judicial vacations. The vacation period (1 July - 15 September) does not suspend or extend the appeal period, because appeal periods keep running during the judicial vacations. The count therefore runs through July and August without interruption.

Step 5 - Last day on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. Art. 144 par. 3 CCP (with art. 242 of the Civil Code): if the last day of a period is a Sunday, another public holiday or a Saturday, the period expires at the end of the next day that is not one of these. 15 August (Saturday and holiday) is excluded. Sunday 16 August is excluded. The next working day is Monday 17 August 2026.

Step 6 - Result. The appeal must be filed (lodged with the clerk's office of the competent Court of Appeal, art. 495 par. 1 and art. 495 par. 3 CCP, with the 30-day period of art. 518 par. 1 CCP) at the latest by the end of Monday 17 August 2026.

RESULT: deadline = 2026-08-17; rule = art. 518 par. 1 CCP (30 days from service), with art. 144 par. 1 CCP (count starts the next day) and art. 144 par. 3 CCP (last day Saturday/holiday moves to next working day)
