upon request vs upon the request

Both 'upon request' and 'upon the request' are correct, but 'upon request' is more commonly used in English. 'Upon request' is a concise and widely accepted phrase that indicates something will be provided or done when asked for.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"upon request"

This phrase is used to indicate that something will be provided or done when asked for.

Examples:

The information will be sent to you upon request.
Additional training can be arranged upon request.
The report will be made available upon request.

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Ferienwohnungen Fritz can arrange for a bread delivery service upon request.
A free hairdryer is provided upon request.
Laundry, fax and photocopying services are available upon request.
Printed materials also available upon request at $10/book.
Boston Yanks were canceled upon request of the team owner for tax purposes.
Gotan provides a shuttle service upon request.
Maid service and/or a cook are available upon request.
Other types of nut upon request.
Late check-in is available upon request.
DIN Fully Jacketed Plug Valves are available upon request.
Simultaneous translators, interpreters and respective equipment are available upon request.
Villa Piccola Siena organises a shuttle service upon request.
Our belts are perforated upon request.
A protection cover is available upon request.
Kids' menu is available upon request.
Details upon request via this link.
Note Available upon request with special protective treatment for outdoor use.
Shuttle services are also available upon request.
The provisional registration may be renewed once upon request.
Information supplied under this Agreement shall be considered as confidential upon request.

Alternatives:

on request
when requested
if requested
as requested
upon asking

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

"upon the request"

This phrase can be used to emphasize a specific request, but it is less common than 'upon request'.

Examples:

The document will be provided upon the request of the client.
The service will be activated upon the request of the user.

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This Agreement shall be reviewed upon the request of either Party.
Meetings with foreign delegations upon the request of our partners.
First, Italy maintains that Arfea operated on the basis of concessions which had to be renewed annually upon the request of the company.
According to the Italian authorities, CSTP, like other providers of regional scheduled bus transport services, operated on the basis of provisional licences (concessions) which had to be renewed annually upon the request of the company.
Further information Booking period openings are being abolished upon the request of several Hapimag shareholders and members.
In 1995, Covenant performed at a festival in Germany upon the request of Off-Beat Records.
The EU-Faroes Research and Innovation Committee shall meet upon the request of one of the Parties.
As regards the field of response to pollution, the Agency shall provide operational assistance only upon the request of the affected State(s).
Further domains may be defined depending on the evolutions of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 or upon the request of the Commission.
The statement of fees shall be provided on paper at least upon the request of the consumer.
A conciliation commission shall be created upon the request of one of the parties to the dispute.
It was elaborated by the US think tank RAND Corporation and the Dutch Trimbos Institute, upon the request of the European Commission.
The last members of the IPKF, which was estimated to have had a strength of well over 100,000 at its peak, left the country in March 1990 upon the request of President Premadasa.
The execution was ordered by Nāder Shah in revenge for the murder of the Juybāri shaikhs, upon the request of their heirs.
Member States shall, upon the request of the Commission or another Member State, provide information on the register of procurement organisations and transplantation centres.
A conciliation commission shall be created upon the request of one of the parties to the dispute.
The EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights was set up by the European Commission upon the request of Parliament in 2002.
Alternatively, Member States may provide that a record of such an explanation is to be provided only upon the request of the competent authority specified under paragraph 3.
If appropriate, and upon the request by BERT, the Commission may publish the names of those undertakings.
BERT would express its views freely and not only upon the request of the Commission and would further develop today's ERG detailed common positions on priority markets, establish a compliance programme to track NRA action and identify any unjustified divergences.

Alternatives:

on the request
when the request is made
if the request is made
as per the request
in response to the request

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