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Each hosting company has it's own rules surrounding this topic, so the best people to ask would be them.
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They just directed me to the RIPE site, and I couldn't make sense of it :/
Here are two reasons for additional IP addresses:
1) the need for SSL (https) for a site
2) the need for anonymous FTP for a site
You could also use a dedicated IP address to assist with SEO, but that's another topic.
The reason my hoster usually accepts for additional IPs is running a virtualization system on the server.
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eCommerces sites that require SSL certs for payment processing. Or any other site that needs to encrypt data. Which should be every site that has a register/login function or personal data in forms.
My host (Linode) usually argue I could use the main server IP for the first SSL, BUT if you do this, when going to https://www.any-other-domain-on-server.com it will show the other site using the SSL. I consider this quite bad in the eyes of the customer, so I always say there MUST only be one site on the IP using the SSL, this usually justifies an extra IP for a SSL even though I have an IP already.
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I think they need SSL for a site. But i am not sure you must try to contact your Services Provider Company about this issue.