STEP 1 - Which appeal and which time limit.
The judgment is a final judgment of a first-instance court (Multi-Member Court of First Instance, ordinary procedure). It is appealable to the Court of Appeal (Art. 511 and Art. 513 par. 1 CCP). The time limit for filing the appeal is set by Art. 518 par. 1 CCP (as in force after Law 4335/2015): 30 days from service of the judgment, where the party lives in Greece (60 days if abroad or of unknown residence). The company is seated in Heraklion, so the 30-day limit applies. Service was made at the plaintiff's initiative on 16 July 2026, so the limit runs from service and the 2-year limit from publication (Art. 518 par. 2 CCP, which would end 2 July 2028) is not the operative one. Art. 518 par. 2 applies only if the judgment is not served.

STEP 2 - Starting point of the count.
The limit is counted in days. The day of the event (service, Thursday 16 July 2026) is not counted; the count starts on the following day, 17 July 2026 (Art. 144 par. 1 CCP together with Art. 240 and 241 Civil Code).

STEP 3 - Counting 30 days.
17-31 July = 15 days. 1-15 August = 15 days. The 30th day is 15 August 2026. No provision of the CCP in force in October 2026 suspends the appeal limit during the judicial vacation (1 July - 15 September), so no suspension is added.

STEP 4 - Weekend and holiday extension.
15 August 2026 is a Saturday and also the public holiday of the Dormition of the Virgin. When the last day of a limit falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the limit is extended to the end of the next working day (Art. 144 par. 3 CCP, together with Art. 242 Civil Code). The next working day is Monday 17 August 2026 (Sunday 16 August is not a working day).

STEP 5 - Result.
The last day for filing the appeal is Monday 17 August 2026 (Art. 518 par. 1 CCP, 30 days from service, extended under Art. 144 par. 3 CCP because 15 August 2026 is a Saturday and a holiday).

RESULT: deadline = 2026-08-17; rule = Art. 518 par. 1 CCP (30 days from service), counted under Art. 144 par. 1 and extended by Art. 144 par. 3 CCP
