The environment has an important role in the economic activity and in achieving a sustainable economic growth, this is way the article aims to present, starting from the economical principles of the environmental policies, the possibilities that the state has to influence the economical activity in the sense of diminishing it’s negative impact upon the environment. The authors have presented other economic principles then the polluter payes that can be used by the state to influence the environment policies. It is stated that applying the economic incentives supposes the acceptance of the economic instruments used by the organs of the competent administrations, the polluters community and lately by the non working organizations that are more and more affected by the damages produces upon the environment.

environment, externality, environment policy