the given area vs given area

Both 'the given area' and 'given area' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The given area' is used when referring to a specific area that has been previously mentioned or is known in the context. 'Given area' is used more generally to indicate an area that is specified or provided.

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the given area

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

'The given area' is used when referring to a specific area that has been previously mentioned or is known in the context.

Examples:

Please calculate the perimeter of the given area.
The given area is marked with a red border on the map.
In the given area, there are several endangered species.

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It is simply unreasonable that complete information should only be provided in English and French in all the twenty-five Member States. Bathers should rather be informed in the languages most commonly spoken in the given area.
Any KIC selected will need to demonstrate how it will create maximum impact in the given area and prove the viability of its strategy.
the verification whether the given area has been properly tended in the case of grubbing-up scheme;
This is undeniable proof of the very close link the product has to the given area and bears witness to the skills of local producers.
The control before the grubbing-up shall include verification of the existence of the vineyard concerned, the area planted determined in accordance with Article 75 and whether the given area has been properly tended.
verification of the existence of the vineyard concerned and whether the given area has been properly tended;
The complexity of these procedures requires expertise available only in the given geographical area.
Continuous rotation of the injection site within the given injection area may help to reduce or prevent these reactions.
The list of registered IP addresses within the given broadcast areas could not be retrieved. Detailed information cannot be provided because there was no error message.
The list of registered IP addresses within the given broadcast areas could not be retrieved. Read the error message under "Details" to find out more.
In case more than one method is used on the same given area, compensation shall be calculated on the basis of the cheapest method.
Accessibility is obviously a determining factor regarding the competitiveness of a given area particularly for outlying and island areas.
Green harvesting and non-harvesting shall not both be applied for the same product and the same given area in any given year, or in any two consecutive years.
This is why I consider and I requested by means of an amendment that the geographic area covered by each regional cooperation structure be defined by the Commission only after consultation with the Member States in the given geographic area.
Continuous rotation of the injection site within the given injection area may help to reduce or prevent these reactions.
For the purpose of equal treatment, air operators from the EU shall only be included if air operators from third countries providing air transport services in the given geographical area are also included.
These facilities are most important at the present time given the large area UCHG services.
One of the European Union's strategic objectives is to achieve the overall harmonious development of all its territory, in particular by removing all factors - socio-economic, historical, physical or natural - which might compromise the competitiveness of given areas and hamper their development.
In practice, given the areas concerned, a knowledge of at least French or English is necessary'.
It is also feared that the authorisation of a quarry will lead to many others, given the area's richness in minerals.

Alternatives:

the specified area
the designated area
the indicated area
the defined area
the particular area

given area

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

'Given area' is used more generally to indicate an area that is specified or provided.