 The SAA was initialled on 4 December 2007 by caretaker Prime Minister Nikola Špirić.The initialing came in the wake of successful negotiations by Miroslav Lajčák in regards to passing his new quorum rules laws and also the commitment of Bosnian and Herzegovinian politicians to implementing police reform.Following the adoption of the police reforms in April 2008, the agreement was signed on 16 June 2008.