function validate(location)
{
     var locval= location;
     var expires = new Date();
	   expires.setTime (expires.getTime() + (356 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); // 1 year from now
     //expires.setYear(expires.getYear() + 1);
     document.cookie = "url=" + escape (locval) + "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() +  "; path=/";      

     window.document.location = locval;
}
   
function change(country) {
  switch (country) {
     case "es":
          validate('/286/');
          break;
     case "apo":
          validate('http://www.ge.com/apo/consumerindustrial/start.htm?SG');
          break;
     case "bd":
          validate('/47/');
          break;
     case "bf":
          validate('/201/');
          break;
     case "de":
          validate('/236/');
          break;
     case "fr":
          validate('/115/');
          break;
     case "ne":
          validate('/163/');
          break;
     case "hu":
          validate('/hu/');
          break;
     case "in":
          validate('/10086/');
          break;
     case "it":
          validate('/426/');
          break;
     case "uk":
          validate('/427/');
          break;
     case "pt":
          validate('/334/');
          break;
     case "fi":
          validate('/428/');
          break;
     case "int":
          validate('/429/');
          break;
     case "nl":
	  validate('/163/');
	  break;
	   case "usa":
	  validate('http://www.geconsumerandindustrial.com/');
	  break;
      case "ru":
	  validate('/ru/index.html');
	  break;
     default:
           document.location.href=country+'_countrypage.html';
           break;
	}
}