Step 1 - Which appeal period applies. The judgment was issued by the Multi-Member Court of First Instance in ordinary procedure and is appealable (Art. 511 CCP). Under Art. 518 par. 1 CCP (as in force after Law 4335/2015) the appeal period is 30 days from service of the judgment, where the party resides in Greece. The company is seated in Heraklion, so the period is 30 days. The longer period of Art. 518 par. 1 (60 days for a party abroad or of unknown residence) does not apply. The two-year period from publication in Art. 518 par. 2 applies only if the judgment has not been served, and here it has been served.

Step 2 - Start of the period. The period runs from service. Service was made on Thursday 16 July 2026, at the plaintiff's initiative. Under Art. 144 par. 1 CCP, read with Art. 240 and 241 of the Civil Code (made applicable by Art. 144 par. 1 CCP), the day of the event, here the day of service, is not counted. Counting would therefore begin on 17 July 2026.

Step 3 - Judicial vacation. Service fell inside the judicial vacation of 1 July to 15 September. Under Art. 143 par. 1 CCP, time falling within the judicial vacation is not counted in the periods for exercising remedies. The period is suspended during the vacation, so 17 July to 15 September are not counted. The first counted day is 16 September 2026, the first day after the vacation ends.

Step 4 - Counting the 30 days (Art. 518 par. 1 CCP; Art. 144 par. 1 CCP; Art. 241 Civil Code, periods counted in whole days).
- 16 September is day 1.
- 30 September is day 15 (15 days in September, 16 to 30).
- 1 October is day 16.
- 15 October is day 30.
The period therefore ends at the end of 15 October 2026.

Step 5 - Weekend and holiday check (Art. 144 par. 3 CCP; Art. 242 Civil Code). 15 October 2026 is a Thursday (16 July 2026 is a Thursday and 91 days, exactly 13 weeks, later is also a Thursday). It is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday (28 October is a holiday but falls later). No extension is needed.

Conclusion: the last day for filing the appeal is Thursday 15 October 2026, the last working day of the 30-day period under Art. 518 par. 1 CCP, counted from the end of the judicial vacation under Art. 143 par. 1 and from the day after service under Art. 144 par. 1.

RESULT: deadline = 2026-10-15; rule = Art. 518 par. 1 CCP (30 days from service) with Art. 143 par. 1 (judicial vacation not counted) and Art. 144 par. 1 (day of service excluded)
