QUESTION: Last day for filing the appeal (Alkyon Wooden Constructions P.C. v. judgment of the Multi-Member Court of First Instance of Heraklion, published 2 July 2026, served Thursday 16 July 2026).

STEP 1 - Which period applies.
The judgment is a final judgment of the first-instance court, and it was served on the company at the other party's initiative. The appeal period therefore runs from service: 30 days (Art. 518 par. 1 CCP, as in force since Law 4335/2015). The 60-day period of Art. 518 par. 2 CCP applies only to a party who resides abroad or whose residence is unknown. The company is seated in Heraklion, so the 30-day period applies. The alternative two-year period from publication (Art. 518 par. 2, last sentence, CCP) applies only where the judgment was not served. It is not relevant here.

STEP 2 - Starting point.
The period runs from service, on Thursday 16 July 2026. The day of the triggering event (the day of service) is not counted. The count starts on the following day, 17 July 2026 (Art. 144 par. 1 CCP, in conjunction with Art. 240 and Art. 241 of the Civil Code, which Art. 144 par. 1 CCP applies to procedural time limits).

STEP 3 - Count of the days before August.
17 July to 31 July 2026 gives 15 days of the 30. 15 days remain.

STEP 4 - Suspension for the month of August.
Under Art. 144 par. 3 CCP, the month of August is not counted in the time limit for lodging remedies. The period therefore stops on 31 July and resumes on 1 September 2026. The 31 days of August are skipped.

STEP 5 - Count of the remaining days.
1 September to 15 September 2026 gives the remaining 15 days (15 + 15 = 30). The 30th day is Tuesday 15 September 2026.

STEP 6 - Check against Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
15 September 2026 is a Tuesday. It is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday. Art. 144 par. 3 CCP and Art. 242 of the Civil Code provide a roll-over to the next working day only when the last day falls on such a day. No extension is needed here.

STEP 7 - Conclusion.
The appeal must be filed (lodged with the clerk's office of the Court of Appeal of Crete, Art. 495 par. 1 and Art. 118 CCP) no later than Tuesday 15 September 2026.

RESULT: deadline = 2026-09-15; rule = Art. 518 par. 1 CCP (30 days from service), counted under Art. 144 par. 1 and par. 3 CCP (day of service excluded; August not counted)
