As for "special decree powers", article 203 says that these are powers that are delegated from the National Assembly to the President "with the rank of law". So they are not limited to emergency situations. They can be used to change any normal law, but not an organic law or the Constitution. A common (in the worldwide sense) and uncontroversial use of this type of power is codify existing laws, that is to put several related laws into a single document.  (talk)