to be used on vs to be used with

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'To be used on' is used when something is applied directly to an object or surface, while 'to be used with' is used when something is used in conjunction with another object or tool.

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to be used on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the application of something directly to an object or surface.

Examples:

This cleaner is to be used on glass surfaces only.
The paint is to be used on the walls.
The cream is to be used on the affected area.

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determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points
Council Decision of 29 April 2004 determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points
(e) Council Decision 2004/581/EC of 29 April 2004 determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points [22];
Council Decision 2004/581/EC of 29 April 2004 determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points;
The technical characteristics of the infrastructure and fixed installations must be compatible with each other and with those of the trains to be used on the rail system.
The technical characteristics of the infrastructure and fixed installations must be compatible with each other and with those of the trains to be used on the trans-European conventional rail system.
In the documentation, the types of rolling stock to be used on the specific network and the type of operations to be conducted are clearly indicated.
Council Decision 2004/581/EC of 29 April 2004 determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points
Council Decision 2004/581/EC of 29 April 2004 determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p.
Council Decision 2004/581/EC of 29 April 2004 determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at border posts (OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 119);
Council Decision 2004/581/EC of 29 April 2004 determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points [22];
'The technical characteristics of the infrastructures and fixed installations must be compatible with each other and with those of the trains to be used on the Trans-European high-speed rail system.
on the Initiative of the Hellenic Republic with a view to adopting a Council Decision determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points
M-M-RVAXPRO is to be used on the basis of official recommendations.
This Annex applies to tests and verification of collector strips to be used on pantographs for interoperable high-speed traffic.
The Pit is not supposed to be used on the dead.
This would create uncertainty among users and has a potential for uncontrolled products to be used on patients.
Those were tests on us to be used on someone else.
So far, there is no integrated ticketing system to be used on all four.
This Title contains the codes to be used on applications and decisions.

Alternatives:

to be applied on
to be utilized on
to be employed on
to be administered on
to be implemented on

to be used with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the use of something in conjunction with another object or tool.