paris europe challenge unite state increasingly aggressive use extraterritorial laws cost european company especially bank billions fin settlements french parliamentary report say still reel billion fine big bank bnp paribas pay u.s. authorities violations american sanction countries french government criticize recent years consider over-reach u.s. legal system paris main objections center u.s. department justice broad interpretation consider jurisdiction sphere influence include transactions non-americans outside u.s. u.s. dollar currency involve also cover deal action take place via internet use u.s. computer servers consider today situation amount abusive use american law karine berger lawmaker rule socialist party tell reuters interview call practice akin extortion ask france europe let know unite state long accept type behavior non-binding investigative report last week lawmakers socialist party opposition conservatives say u.s. law appear punitive toward foreign firm domestic ones although foreign firm account 30 percent investigations open u.s. authorities 1977 2014 anti-foreign bribery law 67 percent amount levy fin come foreign company report say since 2009 european bank hsbc deutsche bank pay 16 billion unite state breach various sanction regimes european firm also account 14 15 big penalties report say report question u.s. regulators current prosecution deutsche bank mis-selling toxic mortgage securities financial crisis since action take place unite state say doj take account impact financial system 14 billion fine seek german bank go swiss bank credit suisse say sunday put five employees leave investigate tax-related matter swiss paper sonntagszeitung report move connect u.s. probe bank israeli unit possible tax evasion berger say europe response forceful enough european union individual member state adapt legislation report send counterparts eu parliaments must legal rearmament europe fight equal term unite state field economic competition berger say european union consider challenge part u.s. sanction regime world trade organisation report say cite 1998 precedent europeans successfully force u.s. back congressional sanction cuba libya iran could affect european firm eu update 1996 ban european firm comply u.s. sanction base extraterritorial legislation give european firm legal excuse reject u.s. demand european countries institutions also encourage use euro global transactions strengthen use intelligence service economic mean cite recent eu rule ask apple pay 13 billion euros back tax ireland berger say europe afraid confrontational show europe perfectly capable wag economic war since u.s. go keep say u.s. must stop judicial 'extortion corporate europe french lawmakers say