Poland’s efforts to join the European Union include actions aimed at adjusting all Polish legal acts to the EU legislation. All state bodies are to comply with this requirement obliged by the resolution taken by the Council of Ministers in 1994. The law on waste and amended law on environmental protection and management have been already adapted to the UE regulations. However, a new environmental law and enforcement provisions are already under preparation. The author discusses in detail drafts of specific legal solutions on environmental impact statements, access to information, protection of air, utilisation of chemicals, biotechnology, nuclear safety and waste.