Faroe Islands failed in 1973, the Faroe Islands finally lifted alcohol prohibition in 1992 with the establishment of the Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins alcohol monopoly that same year. The Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation is the modern-day descendant of a government agency originally established during Japanese rule in 1901 which was responsible for all liquor and tobacco products in Taiwan as well as opium, salt, and camphor. In 1922, the agency began selling Takasago Beer through the Takasago Malted Beer Company, which was subsequently renamed as Taiwan Beer in 1946. After the end of World War II in 1945, the incoming Kuomintang preserved the monopoly system for alcohol and tobacco, and assigned the production of beer to the Taiwan Provincial Monopoly Bureau, which was renamed as Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau the following year. The Bureau exercised a monopoly on all alcohol and tobacco products sold in Taiwan until liberalisation of the Taiwanese alcohol market between 1987 and 2002, after which it was succeeded by the state-owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation which competes with many overseas brands today. The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) is a company owned by the Government of Tamil Nadu, which has a monopoly over wholesale and retail vending of alcoholic beverages in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It controls the Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) trade in the state. A similar function is also performed by Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) within the Indian state of Kerala. Examples Canada Provincial Liquor Crown Companies — Canada BC Liquor Distribution Branch — British Columbia Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation — Manitoba New Brunswick Liquor Corporation — New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation — Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Liquor Commission — Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation — Nova Scotia Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission — Nunavut Liquor Control Board of Ontario — Ontario Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission — Prince Edward Island Société des alcools du Québec — Quebec Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority — Saskatchewan Yukon Liquor Corporation — Yukon India Kerala State Beverages Corporation – Kerala, India TASMAC — Tamil Nadu, India Middle East Qatar Distribution Company – Qatar Tekel — Turkey Nordic countries All Nordic countries except Denmark have a government monopoly on the sale of strong alcohol. Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins – Faroe Islands (1992–) Alko – Finland (1932–) Vínbúðin – Iceland (1961–) Vinmonopolet – Norway (1922–) Systembolaget – Sweden (1955–)