A developing unit detachably mountable to a main assembly of an
electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes a developing member
for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an
electrophotographic photosensitive member, a developer accommodating
portion accommodating developer to be used by the developing member and
having a supply opening for supplying the developer to the developing
member, a mover sealing member movable between supply-opening sealing and
unsealing positions, a mover for moving the sealing member from the
sealing to the unsealing position by receiving a driving force
transmitted from the main assembly, and a memory for storing sealing
information indicative of a sealed state of the supply opening. When the
main assembly detects the sealing information upon mounting of the
developing unit, the driving force is transmitted to the mover to move
the sealing member from the sealing to the unsealing position, and then,
the memory stores the unsealing information.