G/TBT/N/BDI/433 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1538  
G/TBT/N/RWA/968 , G/TBT/N/TZA/1069  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1883  
15 December 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Other 
services (ICS code(s): 03.080.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1185:2023, Business Development Services — Delivery of Business Development 
Services — Guidelines for Service Providers, First Edition  
; (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African standard provides guidelines for 
delivering Business Development Services (BDS).  
The guideline can be used by solo practitioners and organisations, working in an urban or 
rural settin g, 
at a parish, district, or regional level to:  
a) Improve their processes for service delivery;  
b) Align interventions to the context of the BDS client, their development life cycle, 
position  
in the value chain and the vertical level at which the MSME is operating.  
c) Enable consistent delivery of BDS.  G/TBT/N/BDI/433, G/TBT/N/KEN/1538, G/TBT/N/RWA/968, G/TBT/N/TZA/1069, 
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  d) Diagnose their problems at the various stages of development.  
This draft East African standard does not cover specific technical areas e.g.: accounting. 
Instead, it  
covers the general approach to deliveri ng BDS intended for overall business improvement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Argidius Foundation. 2021. How to fulfil the potential of Business Development 
Services using SCALE.  
2. Barbazette, Jean, 2006. Training Needs Assessment: Methods, Tools and 
Techniques.  
3. Centre for Development Alternatives, Enterprise Uganda, Koltai and Company. 
2018. Ugandan Entreprene urial Ecosystem Initiative, Phase 1. Aspen 
Development Network of Entrepreneurs, Argidius Foundation, Dutch Good Growth 
Fund, Small Foundation.  
4. Colbert, C; Adkins, D; Wolfe, C & LaPan, K. 2010. Best practices in Action: 
Guidelines for Implementing First - Class Business Incubation Programmes. 
National Business Incubation Association.  
5. Enterprise Uganda. 2022. National Business Development Services Strategy 
Framework. Ugandan Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.  
6. International Finance Corpora tion. 2020. Guide to Training. Canadian 
Government, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg Ministry of 
Finance  
7. McKenzie, D & Woodruff, C. 2014. Business Practices in Small Firms in Developing 
Countries. World Bank Development Research group  
8. National Planning Authority. 2020. Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) 
2020/21 – 2024/25.  
9. Woodruff, C. 2018. Addressing constraints to small and growing businesses. 
ANDE, ICG and Argidius Foundation.  
10. World Bank. 2018. New Mindset, Increased Profits: L essons from an Innovative 
Entrepreneurial training in Togo.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer)  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
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