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In the article the author presents the problems of rules in environment protection. The author has analyzed the legal problems concerning rules of protection. Currently the environmental rules are regulated primarily at the Environmental Protection Act. The basic principles are for example: principle of sustainable development, polluter pays principle and principle of access to information base. One of the key principles is the rule of sustainable development. It is also a system’s principle included in Constitution of Poland. European Union shall put this rule into effect.