  function handleItalyOnStart(){ 
    var landSelect = document.getElementsByName("countryId");
    if( landSelect != null ) {
        for (var i = 0; i < landSelect.length; i++){
            handleItaly( landSelect[i] );
        }
    }
  }
 
  function handleItaly(thisObject){
    var thisOption = thisObject.options[thisObject.selectedIndex];
    var setDisplayStyle = 'none';
    if( thisOption.value == "113" ) {
        setDisplayStyle = 'block';
    }
    
    // das ist für den Firefox
    var scElements = document.getElementsByName("steuercode");
    if( scElements != null && scElements.length > 0 ) {
        for (var i = 0; i < scElements.length; i++){
            var element = scElements[i];
            element.style.display = setDisplayStyle;
        }
    } else {
        // der IE kann kein getElementsByName auf span-tags
        var spanElements = document.getElementsByTagName("span");
        if ( spanElements != null ){
            for (var i = 0; i < spanElements.length; i++){
                var spanElement = spanElements[i];
                if( spanElement.name == "steuercode" ){
                    spanElement.style.display = setDisplayStyle;
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }
