ANSWER (invented case, Greek Code of Civil Procedure, KPolD, as in force October 2026)

Step 1 - Which remedy and which time limit.
The judgment is a final judgment of the Multi-Member Court of First Instance (ordinary procedure), so the remedy is an appeal (ephesis) before the Court of Appeal (art. 511 KPolD; art. 495 par. 1 KPolD on the availability of ordinary remedies). The company is seated in Heraklion, i.e. in Greece, so the time limit is the 30-day one, not the 60-day one for parties residing abroad or of unknown residence (art. 518 par. 1 KPolD).

Step 2 - Which starting point.
The judgment was served on the company at the plaintiff's initiative (service by a party). Under art. 518 par. 1 KPolD the 30-day period runs from the service of the judgment. The alternative, art. 518 par. 2 KPolD (3 years from publication, applying only where the judgment has not been served), is therefore not applicable. The publication on 2 July 2026 is irrelevant to the count.

Step 3 - Day on which the period starts.
Service was made on Thursday 16 July 2026. The day of service itself is not counted. The period starts on the following day, 17 July 2026 (art. 144 par. 1 KPolD, together with art. 240 and art. 241 of the Civil Code, applicable under art. 147 KPolD on time limits counted in days). 17 July 2026 is day 1.

Step 4 - Counting the 30 days.
Day 1 = 17 July; day 15 = 31 July; day 30 = 15 August 2026. A time limit counted in days expires at the end of the last day (art. 147 KPolD; art. 241 Civil Code). The nominal expiry is therefore 15 August 2026.

Step 5 - Check the last day against holidays and weekends.
15 August 2026 is a Saturday (16 July 2026 is a Thursday, and 30 days later is a Saturday). It is also a public holiday (Dormition of the Theotokos). Under art. 144 par. 3 KPolD, if the last day of a time limit is a holiday or a Saturday, the limit is extended to the end of the next working day (art. 241 and art. 243 of the Civil Code point the same way). The next working day is Monday 17 August 2026 (Sunday 16 August is not a working day).

Step 6 - Judicial vacation.
The judicial vacation (1 July to 15 September) does not suspend or extend the time limit for filing an appeal, so no further extension arises. (The period must run in August; only the Saturday/holiday rule of Step 5 applies.)

Step 7 - Conclusion.
The appeal must be filed (lodged with the registry of the Court of Appeal of Crete, art. 495 par. 3 and art. 495 par. 1 KPolD, and served as the law requires) no later than Monday 17 August 2026.

RESULT: deadline = 2026-08-17; rule = art. 518 par. 1 KPolD (30 days from service), with art. 144 par. 1 (start next day) and art. 144 par. 3 (Saturday/holiday extension)
